I drove just 15 miles west to the prosperous town of Pineville. Located within the municipal limits are the 21 acres that comprise the President James F. Polk State Historic Site.

James K. Polk expanded the U.S. more than any other president. Now his portrait hangs in the Oval Office, a signal that President Trump’s ambition to take over Canada, Greenland and other ...

Given his stated interest in annexing Canada, taking back the Panama Canal, and buying Greenland, perhaps this time around he should go with a portrait of a Jackson acolyte, President James K. Polk.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The building that houses the James K. Polk Theater was evacuated after a suspicious package was reported on Monday morning. The Nashville Fire Department responded to the ...

The building at 201 E. Main St. also has two other historic plaques: one honors the former grounds of James K. Polk Hotel that had opened in 1929; and the other mentions the hotel and explains Polk ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Now to “Young Hickory” - James K. Polk. Prior to becoming the 11th president - Polk began his career in politics in the Tennessee legislature.

Dr. James Polk plays the piano in a 1992 American-Statesman file photo. Polk was one of the first Black east Austin musicians who found success playing in integrated bands on the city's west side.

HONOLULU, July 19, 2024--Today, Bank of Hawai‘i Chairman and CEO Peter S. Ho announced that Vice Chair and Chief Banking Officer James C. Polk has been promoted to President of Bank of Hawai‘i ...

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Before the early 2000s, most DDS-fitted submarines had only one, but four were dual carriers: the USS Sam Houston, John Marshall, James K. Polk, and Kamehameha.

When President James K. Polk was elected, however, he supported the Manifest Destiny doctrine, which said that the U.S.’s destiny was to expand to the Pacific Ocean.