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.
As far as the United States was concerned, the Monroe Doctrine meant little until the 1840s, when presidents John Tyler and then James Polk used it to justify U.S. expansion. In 1845 Polk invoked the doctrine against British threats in California and Oregon, as Tyler had done in 1842 against French and British efforts to prevent the U.S. annexation of Texas.