Pick a PresidentGeorge WashingtonJohn AdamsThomas JeffersonJames MadisonJames MonroeJohn Quincy AdamsAndrew JacksonMartin Van BurenWilliam Henry HarrisonJohn TylerJames K. PolkZachary TaylorMillard FillmoreFranklin PierceJames BuchananAbraham LincolnAndrew JohnsonUlysses S. GrantRutherford B. HayesJames A. GarfieldChester A. ArthurGrover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonWilliam McKinleyTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard TaftWoodrow WilsonWarren G. HardingCalvin CoolidgeHerbert HooverFranklin D. Roosevelt ...

Home > Articles > United States/Foreign Policy > War Message of President Polk, May 11, 1846 Menu Home Articles E-books Links Search Informative Articles Support the HTA Build A Dream Home Make your home building project a success through the help of our construction experts. Angel Perfume Direct Textbooks Please visit our sponsors Shop at Amazon.com! privacy policy Email to a friend Printer friendly War Message of President Polk, May 11, 1846 ...

Tours Garden Tours Tour in Person Tour On-Line Presidents & First Ladies Presidents First Ladies Kid Bios Kids Quiz White House Art Eisenhower Executive Office Building Facts Life in the White House Room Art and Furnishings Events & Traditions African American History Presidents' Day Baseball Grounds and Garden Easter Egg Roll Christmas & Holidays State of the Union Resources Historical Association Presidential Libraries ...

Home Famous and Fascinating Women in History Frontiersmen and Women The World's Greatest Composers Famous Women Spies Great Authors of the World Generals and other Noteworthy People from the Civil War The Presidents of the United States The First Ladies of the United States Homes and Monuments of and to Famous People Historical People and Events by Month for Each Day of the Year! Famous Figures in Black History The Calvert Family and the Lords Baltimore Understanding the Ame ...

James Knox Polk Polk was the only president who was also the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Polk was the first President to have his inauguration reported by telegraph. A week before he died, Polk was baptized a Methodist. Polk was the first president to voluntarily retire after one term. Polk survived a gallstone operation at age 17 without anethesia or antiseptics. Polk was a great-grandnephew of John Knox, founder of Scottish Presbyterianism. He spent only 37 days away from his desk during his four years as president He was named after his grandfather, James Knox, a militia captain during the American Revolution. During his term, gaslights were first installed in the White House.

PEOPLE A-C D-H I-R Kearney, Denis Lane, James H. Lee, John D. Lewis, Meriwether Looking Glass Lovejoy, Julia Louisa "Mark Twain" Marshall, James Meek, Joseph Miles, Nelson A. Mulholland, William Norton, Joshua Polk, James K. Popé Quantrill, William Clarke Red Cloud Reno, Marcus Roosevelt, Theodore S-Z James Knox Polk (1795-1849) As the expansionist eleventh President of the United States, James K. Polk was perhaps more responsible than any other single ...

James K. Polk Polk was elected to office based on a platform of expansion. His Presidency is best known for his succesful prosecution of the war with Mexico and the settling of the dispute with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory. Elected: 1844 The Early Years James Polk was born on the family farm in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. At the age of ten, he moved with his family to Tennessee. Although Polk helped his fathe ...

James K. Polk Polk was elected to office based on a platform of expansion. His Presidency is best known for his succesful prosecution of the war with Mexico and the settling of the dispute with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory. Elected: 1844 The Early Years James Polk was born on the family farm in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. At the age of ten, he moved with his family to Tennessee. Although Polk helped his fathe ...

Sponsored Links Ken Moadel M.D. New York 37,000+ LASIK. NY/CT Premier Doctor BernieWilliams/Bode Miller's choice www.ny2020.com Top LASIK Doctor UCLA / Cedars LASIK Doctor. Choice Doctor for "Rich & Famous" www.lasik-eye.com LA Sight: 1st in CA With 20/20 or Free Guarantee Top Surgeon, Latest Technology www.la-sight.com Custom Wavefront LASIK Feinerman: Experience/Personal Care Custom Wavefront LASIK www.FeinermanVision.com Dr. Ferzaad Moosa - CA 30,000+ LASIK Proced ...

2004 Election President Bush's 2005 State of the Union Address The Inauguration of George W. Bush The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: The Winner Is George W. Bush The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: How We Vote The Electoral College: How It Works The Democratic and Republican National Conventions, 2004 From Classroom Magazines Bush Wins! (Scholastic News Senior Edition, 11/12/04) Madam President (Scholastic News Edition 4, 3/1/04) Cliffhanger - The Presidential Election (Junior Scholastic, 10/4/04) President by a Nose (Scholastic News Senior Edition, 11/29/04) ABOUT | HELP Copyright © 2006 Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.