The game of softball is invented by George Hancock in Chicago, Illinois. 1891: James Naismith invented the sport of basketball in Springfield, Massachussets. 1895: Volleyball was invented at the same US university as basketball, the new sport was called 'Mintonette'. 1895: The first ever US golf open was held
How to use citation info. (on Archives.gov). The Monroe Doctrine was articulated in President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823. The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States' sphere of interest.
Extending the Monroe Doctrine, it set forth the policy that no European power could use force against an American nation to collect debt. In 1904, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which asserted the right of the U.S. to intervene in Latin America.This is the largest extension that has ever been added to the Monroe Doctrine.his was the first time the Monroe Doctrine was widely referred to as a Doctrine. In the 1870s, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant extended the Monroe Doctrine, saying that the U.S. will not tolerate a colony being transferred from one European country to another.