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Theodore Roosevelt is born
often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
President William McKinley is shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. -
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Anthracite Coal Strike
a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania -
Elkins Act passed
Act made it a misdemeanor for a carrier to impose preferential rebates -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
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
Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
The State of California receded Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove to the federal government -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
was created in response to scandals in the meat-packing industry that were widely exposed in Upton Sinclair's book -
Devil’s Tower
named first national monument -
Roosevelt Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Roosevelt spent months in the wilds of East Africa, hunting big game in parts of what is now Kenya and Uganda. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Following Theodore Roosevelt's loss to William Howard Taft in the 1912 Republican Party presidential primaries, Roosevelt and his followers broke off from the Republican party to form the Bull Moose Party.