Chile’s central bank left its monetary policy rate steady at 2.50 percent but said it may be necessary to “extend the current monetary stimulus” if the current trend of low inflation continues, with the magnitude of any easing to be… Read More ›
President James Polk delivered the following message to Congress on July 4, 1848. Polk announces that the treaty ending the Mexican-American War was ratified and that he “made public” the treaty to ensure that it would be followed by the… Read More ›
In a message to Congress on January 25, 1892, President Benjamin Harrison details the assault of US sailors in Valparaiso, Chile, on October 16, 1861, as well as his administration’s response to the attack. To the Senate and House of… Read More ›
President James Polk delivered the following speech on July 6, 1848. To the House of Representatives of the United States: In answer to the resolutions of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, requesting information in relation to New… Read More ›
President James Polk delivered the following message to Congress on August 8, 1846. Polk asks the Congress to appropriate two million dollars to his administration in order to pay Mexico for any territory transferred to the United States and more… Read More ›
The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizonaand New Mexico. Gadsden’s… Read More ›
During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the United States to date. Polk accomplished this through the annexation of Texas in 1845, the negotiation of the Oregon Treaty with Great Britain in 1846, and the conclusion of… Read More ›
