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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born in New York City. He was the second of four children born to Martha Stewart Bulloch. -
Devils Tower
A sacred mounment to over 20 Native American tribes. Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
He was Named President when McKinley is assassinated
With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, wasn't even 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation’s history -
Energy Crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. -
Elkins Act
The Act allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads. -
Pelican Island
President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt had been the vice president for only 194 days when he succeeded to the presidency. He ran for and won by a landslide a four-year term. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This prohibited the sale of misbranded or contaminated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Roosevelt expanded federal protection of Yosemite, and it inspired him to make five national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 national bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests. -
Teddy leaves Presidency
In March, Roosevelt and his expeditionary party leave New York for Africa. The expedition arrives in Mombasa. From there, Roosevelt and his party travel through British East Africa, the Belgian Congo, and Sudan. After his return, Roosevelt published a book titled "African Game Trails." -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, defeats former President Theodore Roosevelt, and the Bull-Moose Party