[1]Tomorrow:
March 1
1700: Don Melchor de Guevara lands, to the east of the Isthmus of
Panama, drives back a Scottish attack.
1803: OH,
1845: U.S. annexes Texas, Source: ToW
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.''
1867: NE,
References
1. http://www.quarterman.org/q/timeline.html
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