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Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
Coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike for higher wages and recognition of their unions. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act was passed to stop the Railroad Rebates. This was passed by a 250 to 6 vote in the house and ultimately gave the right to stop rate discrimination. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
President Theodore Roosevelt named this the nation's first national monument after it's scientific value. -
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Leaving Presidency for an African Hunting Trip
Theodore Roosevelt went into modern-day Kenya to lead an expedition/hunting trip where he conquered big game animals such as wildebeests and rhinos.