On June 23, 1845, a joint resolution of the Congress of Texas voted in favor of annexation by the United States. Leaders of the republic first voted for annexation in 1836, soon after gaining ...

The annexation of Texas helped President Polk oversee the greatest territorial expansion of the United States to date. ... 1845 (U. S. Statutes at Large, Vol. V, p. 797-8) ...

June 23 marks the day the Congress of Texas voted in favor of annexation. Texas officially became the 28th state on Dec. 29, 1845 and the formal transfer of government happened Feb. 19, 1846.

On Oct. 13, 1845, Texans throughout the Lone Star State voted to became part of the U.S. While Texas would not officially become the 28th state until Dec. 29, 1845 — the day President James K ...

On this day in 1845, six months after the Congress of the Republic of Texas voted for annexation by the United States, Texas was admitted into the Union as the 28th state.