And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.” Popular columnist John O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny” in 1845 in arguing for Texas’ annexation.

And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.” Popular columnist John O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny” in 1845 in arguing for Texas’ annexation.

A decade later, in the July–August 1845 issue of the Democratic Review, editor John L. O’Sullivan published an unsigned article about the annexation of Texas.

Manifest Destiny was a belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent, shaping US policies and contributing to events like the Louisiana Purchase, Texas annexation, and the ...

The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of Texas and looking ahead to California — then part of Mexico — as being the next.

The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of Texas and looking ahead to California — then part of Mexico — as being the next.