John Tyler annexed Texas into the Union ... He vetoed a bill resurrecting the Bank of the United States (which Jackson had dismantled). He also vetoed bills calling for high tariffs.

Following the sudden death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler assumed the presidency ... Without a proper demarcation between the United States and British North America ...

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- John Tyler, 10th president of the United States, in ...