Video: 'The American Presidents: James Monroe'
(Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 1831, at about 3:15 p.m. local time) — James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, died today at his son-in-law’s home at 63 Prince Street at Lafayette Place in New York City from heart failure and tuberculosis. He was 73. Continue reading Former U.S. President James Monroe, 73, dies in New York City 190 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1831)