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Theodore Roosevelt is born
On this day in 1858, President Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York City to a wealthy family. Roosevelt was home-schooled and then attended Harvard University, graduating in 1880. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
On this day in 1901, President William McKinley is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approaches him and fires two shots into his chest. -
Energy crisis
any significant bottleneck or price rise in the supply of energy resources to an economy. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act of 1903 was named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. This piece of legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end the practice of rebates. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
world's largest collection of protected areas dedicated to wildlife preservation. -
Wins first full term as President
In 1904, Roosevelt won a landslide victory for his re-election, enabling him to pursue a number of bold Progressive reforms. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The first Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in 1906. The purpose was to protect the public against adulteration of food and from products identified as healthful without scientific support. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devils Tower National Monument, which looms more than 1,200 feet above Wyoming’s eastern plains and the Belle Fourche River. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Native Americans were the main residents of the Yosemite Valley, located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, until the 1849 gold rush brought thousands of non-Indian miners and settlers to the region. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
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Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
the Bull Moose Party, the Progressive platform called for the direct election of U.S. senators, woman suffrage, reduction of the tariff, and many social reforms. -
Returns from the Spanish-American War as a hero
His military service as a "Rough Rider" during the Spanish-American War, America had become interested in Cuba's liberation in the 1890s as publications portrayed the evil of Spanish Rule.
