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Today in History highlights of notable events
On this date in 1823 James Monroe stated the Monroe Doctrine. Napoleon crowned emperor in 1804. Austerlitz battle in 1805. Madison re elected in 1812. Harrison elected in 1840. Chicago nuclear demonstration in 1942. Canterbury visited John XXIII in 1960. Eisenhower golf on White House lawn after a stroke. U Thant compromise spirit after Cuban crisis in 1965. Johnson prosperity forecast in 1967. U S population reached 200 million in 1967.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Napoleon
Austerlitz
James Madison
U.S
de Witt Clinton
William Henry Harrison
Martin van Buren
University of Chicago
Canterbury
John XXIII
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
U.N
U Thant
United States
Soviet Union
Lyndon B. Johnson