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Yosemite under Federal Control
Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. This marked the first time the U.S. government protected land for public enjoyment and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the national and state park systems. -
San Juan Hill
The Battle of San Juan Hill was the most significant US land victories and it was also one of the final battles of the Spanish-American War. It is also called San Juan Heights. -
Roosevelt Sworn Into Office
On September 6, 1901, President McKinley was shot in Buffalo while Teddy Roosevelt was speaking in Vermont. McKinley died on the 14 and Roosevelt was sworn into office. -
Expedition To Africa
President Roosevelt left the office to go to Africa for six months to collect new specimens to put in the Smithsonian Museum, which is now known as National Museum of Natural History. -
Coal Strike Starts
The Coal Strike was a strike put on by the mine workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners striked for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to major American cities. -
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was signed by president Roosevelt, the act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. -
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Roosevelt created the National Wildlife Refuge System. While in office, he would go on to create 50 more federal bird reserves and four national game preserves within the refuge system. -
Roosevelt Wins Election
In 1904 President Roosevelt defeated Alton B. in the election and won his first individual election. He won the election by presenting the "New Deal." -
Pure Food and Drug Act
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. -
The Devils Tower
The Devils Tower was the first named national monument by Teddy Roosevelt. It stands 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River. From the summit to the base it stands 867 feet. The summit is 5,112 feet above sea level. -
Unsuccessfully Runs Again
The Progressive Party often referred to as the "Bull Moose Party" was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party.
