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Events on Monday 29 December 1845 1
1845Texas admitted to the UnionTexas becomes the 28th US statePresident James K. Polk signed the act admitting the Republic of Texas as the 28th state of the United States. Mexico had never recognised Texan independence and objected strongly to the annexation. The dispute over Texas led directly to the Mexican-American War the following year.