[1]Sinclair Dates: March 1. In 1845: Texas joins U.S.. Democrat James
Polk had been elected U.S. president the previous year saying
"fifty-four forty (54°40") or fight!" meaning he intended to take over
Oregon and annex Texas as ``manifest destiny.''.
References
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