What happened in the World on December 2?
Read below to know what happened in the World on this Day, December 2. Excerpts from World History is compiled in this blog post. 1804: Napolean's coronation In 1804, Napolean 1 crowned himself as the emperor of France. He was crowned by Pope Pius VII. The coronation ceremony took place in Notre Dame de Paris, which is a medieval Catholic Cathedral in Paris consecrated to the Virgin Mary. This year he established the French empire. 1823: Doctrine of Monroe The intervention practice of the US in its foreign policy started with the Monroe Doctrine propounded by James Monroe, US President on December 2, 1823. By this doctrine US protected the Western Hemisphere from further colonization in the hands of Europe. In return, the US promised not to interfere with the internal affairs or conflicts or wars of European nations. They will also not interfere with existing colonies in the Western Hemisphere. The British, in fact, wanted a bilateral declaration. But the...