Henry Stewart History on MSN

The War America Provoked: The U.S. Invasion of Mexico, 1846

Driven by a vision of expansion “from sea to shining sea,” President James K. Polk set his sights on Mexico. When U.S. troops ...
The New York Times

Deployed to Meet an ‘Invasion,’ Marines Were Once Invaders of Mexico

Many Mexican Americans remember that California became part of the United States after a 19th century war that cost Mexico more than half its territory. By Jazmine Ulloa As they have sought to justify ...