Several of Borneoâs plants challenge the senses-Rafflesia arnoldii, a parasitic species, produces the largest flower in the world, while the titan arum (Amorphophallustitanum) sporadically blooms into the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.
Now, with territory up to the Mississippi River claimed and settled and the Louisiana Purchase explored, Americans headed west in droves. Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan coined the term manifest destiny in 1845 to describe the essence of this mindset.
Manifest Destiny, a term coined by journalist John OâSullivan in 1845, was a driving force in 19th century Americaâs western expansionâthe era of U.S. territorial expansion is sometimes called the Age of Manifest Destiny.