 President James Polk Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1795 |
(Nov. 2) Born near Pineville, N.C. |
| 1806 |
Moved to Tennessee. |
| 1824 |
(Jan. 1) Married Sarah Childress. |
| 1825 |
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| 1835 |
Elected Speaker of the House. |
| 1839 |
Elected Governor of Tennessee. |
| 1844 |
Elected President of the United States. |
| 1845 |
Inaugurated as the 11th President of the United States. |
| 1845 |
Texas became a state. |
| 1845 |
The U.S. Naval Academy was founded by Congress. |
| 1845-1847 |
A potato famine swept through Ireland. |
| 1846 |
Iowa became a state. |
| 1847 |
Liberia became the first Negro republic in Africa. |
| 1846-1848 |
The Mexican War ended in a U.S. victory and annexation of land from Mexico. |
| 1847 |
First U.S. postage stamps pictured George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. |
| 1848 |
Wisconsin became a state. |
| 1848 |
Oregon became a territory. |
| 1848 |
Minnesota became a territory. |
| 1848 |
Gold was discovered in California. |
| 1848 |
Marx and Engels issued The Communist Manifesto. |
| 1848 |
Revolutions flared in France, Germany, and Italy. |
| 1849 |
(June 15) Died in Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1849 |
U.S. population was 22,700,000. |
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