Timeline December 1823

Events in December 1823 2

• 1823 Monroe Doctrine proclaimed US warns Europe against colonizing the Americas In his annual message to Congress, President James Monroe declared that the United States would regard further European colonization or intervention in the Americas as an act of aggression. The policy, later named the Monroe Doctrine, became a cornerstone of US foreign policy for a century. It was partly aimed at discouraging Spain from reconquering its former colonies in Latin America.
• 1823 A Visit from St. Nicholas published Poem that shaped the modern image of Santa Claus appears in print The poem beginning "' Twas the night before Christmas" was published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel newspaper in New York state. Later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, it helped fix the enduring image of Santa Claus as a jolly, sleigh-driving gift-giver. The poem became one of the best-known pieces of English-language verse associated with Christmas.