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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York, NY -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove remained under state administration until 1906, when they were returned to federal control and incorporated in Yosemite National Park. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
He died at 2:15 am on September 14 and was succeeded by his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt. -
Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania -
Elkins Act Passed
to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Roosevelt executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
Roosevelt Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
- A sacred place to over 20 Native American tribes, the Tower is also known as Bear Lodge
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Leaves presidency, visits Africa
killed or trapped approximately 11,397 animals. -
Roosevelt Runs for president, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
President William Howard Taft while defeating former President Theodore Roosevelt (who ran under the banner of the new Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party) and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.