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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Born in NYC to Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Stewart Bulloch -
Yosemite becomes a federal park
Yosemite's lad grant became true and finally became a national park. -
McKinley is assassinated, Roosevelt becomes president
McKinley is shot, got better but took a turn for the worse and succumbed to his injuries. Roosevelt as Vice President becomes President. -
Energy Crisis
The Energy Crisis is the Coal Strike of 1902 -
Elkins Act passed
The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates. -
Pelican Island
onMarch 14, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal wildlife refuge giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System. -
Theodore Roosevelt wins presidency
Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
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Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 banned the sale of misbranded or altered food and drugs. -
Roosevelt leaves presidency and visits Africa
Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Woodrow Wilson wins against Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
