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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Roosevelt is born on october 27th in New York. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Creates Yosemite National Park. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Roosevelt was vice president when president Mckinley was shot and killed and Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United states. -
Elkins Act passed
This act forbade the common railroad industry practice of offering rebates for large-volume shippers. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
This was the first national wildlife refuge, that was established by Roosevelt. -
Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt wins first full term in office after being president for a little less than a year due to the assassination of the former president. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
This national monument is a big rock located in wyoming. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
Regulations on foods and drugs are passed in order to protect the consumer. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Roosevelt was the first president to visit Africa and North America. -
Runs for president, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
formally Progressive Party, U.S. dissident political faction that nominated former president Theodore Roosevelt as its candidate in the presidential election of 1912. First third party to win second for the presidential election. -
Energy crisis
The 1979 oil crisis or oil shock occurred in the world due to decreased oil output in the wake of the Iranian Revolution.
