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Theodore Roosevelt is born
At 42 years old, Democratic governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson became the youngest American president ever to hold the office. His "Square Deal" domestic policies, which demanded fairness for all residents, breaking bad trusts, regulating railroads, and pure food and medications, were supported by him as a leader of the progressive movement.ey defeated former President Theodore Roosevelt and ousted Republican incumbent William Howard Taft. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
President William McKinley is shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, during Roosevelt's mission to Kenya. Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, is taken into custody in relation to the assault. Due to complications from his gunshot wounds, McKinley passes away. By train, horse, camel, and steamboat, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt takes over as president of Uganda and Sudan. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
The National Wildlife Refuge System was founded when resident Theodore Roosevelt created Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reserve. -
Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
a United Mine Workers of America strike in eastern Pennsylvania's anthracite coalfields. -
Elkins Act passed
it prohibited the practice of the railroad industry of providing rebates to shippers who freight in huge quantities. -
Wins first full term as President
George Washington was overwhelmingly chosen to serve as the nation's president in 1789, the year of the country's first presidential election. Washington received the endorsement of every elector who took part, totaling 69 electoral votes. Since then, no other president has assumed office with a mandate to lead from everyone. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Following his trip to Yosemite and meeting renowned naturalist John Muir, President Theodore Roosevelt promised to include the Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. The State of California transferred Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove to the federal government. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
banned the sale of tainted or mislabeled food and pharmaceuticals in interstate commerce and established the groundwork for the establishment of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the country's first consumer protection organization. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
The girls prayed to the Great Spirit to save them after falling to their knees atop a rock. The bears were unable to get to the girls because the Great Spirit heard their prayers and caused the rock to rise from the earth and toward the heavens. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Roosevelt's expedition traveled by train, horse, camel, and steamboat to Kenya, the Congo, Uganda, and Sudan. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic governor of New Jersey, defeated Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, the Republican president in office.