... Band played, guests did minuets and waltzes, the Madisons stayed late, and such a fabulous time was had by all that James Monroe kept the idea for his 1817 inauguration. So did John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, who decided to double his pleasure ...

... former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died. In 1831, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York City. In 1862, English mathematician and clergyman Charles L. Dodgson ("Lewis Carroll") began ...

... presidents' hair, from John Adams to Zachary Taylor. Thomas Jefferson's hair was reddish with gray when he died and James Monroe had dark curls. In his first letter to Brown, Andrew Jackson's son apologized that he could not immediately send ...

... Oct. 22, 2008. He went peacefully in his sleep after a long battle with lung cancer. He was the son of the late James Monroe and Lishie Bettis, of Quitman. He married Lucille Sparkman of Guy April 29, 1942. He joined the U.S. Army, 84th ...

... won in 1920. Quite a few former senators later became president, some moving up from vice president. These included James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Franklin Pierce, James ...

... 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. On this date: In 1816, James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States. In 1839, the Whig Party opened a national convention ...

... 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. On this date: In 1816, James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States. In 1839, the Whig Party opened a national convention ...

... 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. On this date: In 1816, James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States. In 1875, William Marcy Tweed, the "Boss" of New ...

... States Military Academy officially opened at West Point, N.Y. In 1831, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York City. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau began his two-year experiment in simpler living at Walden ...

... Military Academy officially opened at West Point, New York. In 1831, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York. In 1939, baseball's "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig, said farewell to his fans at New York's ...