February 1 –
Anson Jones, President of the
Republic of Texas, signs the charter officially creating
Baylor University, which becomes the oldest university in the State of
Texas operating under its original name.
July–August – In the United States Magazine and Democratic Review editor
John L. O'Sullivan declares that foreign powers are trying to prevent American annexation of
Texas in order to impede "the fulfillment [sic] of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions",[1] the first use of the phrase "Manifest Destiny".
October 21 – The New York Herald becomes the first newspaper to mention the game of baseball.
October 22 – The New York Morning News becomes the first newspaper to include a box-score of a baseball game.
December 2 –
Manifest Destiny: U.S. President
James K. Polk announces to Congress that the
Monroe Doctrine should be strictly enforced and that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
American journalist
John L. O'Sullivan claims in a newspaper article (in connection with the annexation of the
Oregon Country) that the United States has a "
Manifest Destiny" to expand its borders, the second time he uses the term; it will have a huge influence on the American imperialistic movement of the 19th century.
^O'Sullivan, John L. (July–August 1845).
"Annexation". United States Magazine and Democratic Review. 17 (1): 5–10. Archived from
the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
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