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Election of Roosevelt
Was reelected into office. -
Meat Inspection
On the same day as it passes the Pure Food and Drug Act, Congress also approves its second Meat Inspection law to date -
Pure food and drug act
Congress passes the Pure Food and Drug Act in response to exposés of the patent-drug, meatpacking, and food industries. -
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle, a sensationally graphic account of the meatpacking industry in Chicago's stockyards. -
Financial Panic
A financial panic strikes the nation. Conservative Republicans incorrectly argue that Progressive reforms have caused this economic downturn. -
Muller v. Oregon
In Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court holds that Oregon can constitutionally pass a law limiting women's work in factories and laundries to ten hours a day. -
William Howard Taft
Taft was chosen by President Roosevelt to be his successor. He was the republican running for office. -
Black Intellectuals
Black intellectuals, including W.E.B. DuBois, and white progressives, led by Oswald Garrison Villard, form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) -
Roosevelt's administration ends
Roosevelt's administration ends with the inauguration of William Howard Taft as the twenty-seventh President. Roosevelt leaves on a yearlong African safari in order to avoid charges that he was attempting to run the White House from the shadows. -
The Progressive Movement
The word "Progressive" enters common parlance as a description of the burgeoning political movement that seeks to reform various aspects of American society and politics. -
Mann-Elkins Act
The Mann-Elkins Act is passed in order to strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission. -
Fire at the Asch Building
A fire breaks out in the Asch building's 8th, 9th and 10th floors. 146 people died because of the flames. Building was in New York City. -
Department of Labor
The Taft administration creates the Department of Labor. -
Standard Oil Antitrust
The Taft administration uses the Sherman Antitrust Act to act against the Standard Oil trust and the American Tobacco Company. -
Roosevelt leaves
The Republican Party holds its convention in Chicago and nominates William Howard Taft after a fierce struggle. -
Taft gets Elected
With the Republican vote split between Taft and Progressive candidate Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson is elected president
