United States President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler" id="mwgA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Tyler">John Tyler</a> signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Texas" id="mwgQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic of Texas">Republic of Texas</a>.