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Theodore roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt's birthday -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt became the U.S president after McKinley was assassinated. -
elkins act passed
a federal law passed during the Progressive Movement that extended the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act and the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States -
Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and continued to promote progressive policies, many of which were passed in Congress -
Yosemite under Federal Control
In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
he Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
also called Grizzly Bear Lodge, the first U.S. national monument, established in 1906 in northeastern Wyoming -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
is 1910 the former president Theodore Roosevelt went to Africa for months hunting big game. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
The Progressive 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
