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Born
in New York City. -
Hard work
Begins intense physical fitness regime; continued throughout life -
Eye Glass
Receives first pair of eyeglasses at age 13 -
Began Studing
Begins education at Harvard University -
Met Alice
Meets Alice Hathaway Lee -
Marry
Engaged to Alice Hathaway Lee -
Nominated
Nominated to vice presidential Republican ticket, a position some considered a political graveya -
Elected
Elected vice president -
President Shot
President McKinley shot while Roosevelt is hiking in the Adirondacks -
Youngest president
Becomes 26th President of the United States, youngest to ever hold the office -
at work
Begins first of 45 antitrust suits to dissolve business monopolies -
Re-elected president
Re-elected president -
Presidency ends
Presidency ends -
Death
Dies in sleep at Sagamore Hill of a coronary embolism (arterial blood clot), age 60
