December 2: The Monroe Doctrine, the US's Manifest Destiny and Peking Man

On This Day in History December 2, 2020 Historical Events 1804  Napoleon /www.onthisday.com/people/napoleon-bonaparte">Napoleon-bonaparte">Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of France in Paris 1823  President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine", a US foreign policy regarding Latin America 1845  Manifest Destiny: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West 1929  First skull of Peking man found, 50 km out of Peking at Tsjoe Koe Tien 1976  Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Britney Spears 39th Birthday Georges Seurat (1859 - 1891) Gianni Versace (1946 - 1997) Monica Seles 47th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Hernán Cortés ( - 1547) John Brown (1800 - 1859) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for December 2 - 8 What did FDR call Pearl Harbor in a speech to Congress a day after the attack? What was patented in the US in 1909 sparking the birth of the plastics industry? Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand