Teddy Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is born

Oct 27, 1858

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on October 27, 1858, at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York City.

Named President when McKinley is assassinated

Sep 6, 1901

With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation's history

Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

1903

Then, in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds.

Elkins Act passed

Feb 19, 1903

The Elkins Act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination.

Wins first full term as President

Nov 8, 1904

The 1904 United States presidential election was the 30th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1904. Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker.

Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

Jun 30, 1906

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration

Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

Sep 24, 1906

The Tower is an astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the prairie surrounding the Black Hills.

Yosemite under Federal Control

Oct 1, 1906

In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park

Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

Jun 22, 1912

Bull Moose Party Born. On the evening of June 22, 1912, former President Theodore Roosevelt asked his supporters to leave the floor of the Republican National Convention in Chicago.

Leaves presidency, visits Africa

Jan 13, 1943

Six United States presidents have made presidential visits to Sub-Saharan Africa. The first was an offshoot of Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretive World War II trip to French Morocco for the Casablanca Conference.

Energy crisis

Feb 1, 2021

The energy crisis is the concern that the world's demands on the limited natural resources that are used to power industrial society are diminishing as the demand rises.