1. AP US History This Day in American History December 2
1823 – During his annual address to Congress, President James Monroe proclaims a new U.S. foreign policy initiative that becomes known as the "Monroe Doctrine." 

2. AP US History This Day in American History December 2
1954 – The U.S. Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for conduct unbecoming of a senator. The condemnation, which was equivalent to a censure, related to McCarthy's controversial investigation of suspected communists in the U.S. government, military, and civilian society.

3. AP US History This Day in American History December 2
 Ohio State University running back Archie Griffin becomes the first player in history to win the Heisman Trophy two years in a row.

4. AP US History This Day in American History December 2
1991 – Opening testimony takes place in the highly publicized rape trial of William Kennedy Smith, a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of Jean Kennedy Smith, the president’s sister and a former ambassador to Ireland.