James Monroe was born on 28 April 1758 in Monroe Hall. The fifth President of the United States, Monroe was a Virginian who fought in the Revolutionary War, served as a diplomat, and helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase. As president from 1817 to 1825 he presided over the so-called Era of Good Feelings, a time of reduced party conflict, and signed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. His government obtained Florida from Spain. In 1823 he announced the Monroe Doctrine, warning European powers against new colonization in the Americas, which became a lasting principle of American foreign policy. The capital of Liberia, Monrovia, is named after him. He died on the Fourth of July.
Before and after
- from 13 September 1757 to 22 May 1762Pomeranian War
- 9 October 1757Birth of Charles X of France
- 28 November 1757Birth of William Blake
- 5 December 1757Battle of Leuthen
- 28 April 1758Birth of James Monroe
- 6 May 1758Birth of Maximilien Robespierre
- 25 December 1758Halley's Comet returns as predicted
- 1759Construction of British Museum
- from 16 January 1759 to 19 January 1759Invasion of Martinique
More in Wars, politics & history
- 25 September 1555Peace of Augsburg
- 1 July 1569Union of Lublin
- from 1683 to 1699Great Turkish War
- 26 January 1699Treaty of Karlowitz
- 22 February 1732Birth of George Washington
- from 10 October 1733 to 3 October 1735War of the Polish Succession
The era
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