April 28 in American History
Born in Virginia, Monroe was the fifth president and the last of the Revolutionary generation to hold the office. He'd been wounded as a young officer crossing the Delaware with Washington. His presidency's "Era of Good Feelings" and his Monroe Doctrine — warning Europe off the Americas — shaped the nation's confidence and its foreign policy for generations.
In 1758: James Monroe is born. Born in Virginia, Monroe was the fifth president and the last of the Revolutionary generation to hold the office.
Born in Virginia, Monroe was the fifth president and the last of the Revolutionary generation to hold the office. He'd been wounded as a young officer crossing the Delaware with Washington. His presidency's "Era of Good Feelings" and his Monroe Doctrine — warning Europe off the Americas — shaped the nation's confidence and its foreign policy for generations.
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