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Named President when McKinley is assassinated
On this day, President McKinley was assassinated in the stomach by a 28 year old and he died eight days later because of blood poisoning. Teddy Roosevelt became president that day. Link text -
Energy Crisis
150,000 miners went on strike and soon 5,000 Coal and Iron Police guarded the corollaries in four different countries. Miners fought back and guerilla warfare broke out. Link text -
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Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
With the encouragement of Frank Chapman, Teddy Roosevelt established Pelican Island as the first federal bird gave birth. By the end of his presidency he had 9 more reservations. Link text -
Wins first full term as President
Theodore Roosevelt easily won a term of his own. Roosevelt won 56.4% of the popular vote; this, and his popular vote margin of 18.8%. He won the election by more than 2 1/2 million popular votes. No earlier president had won by such a large margin. Link text -
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Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devils Tower is a large geological deposit of igneous rock named by Teddy and approved as the first national monument by him too. It's a figure that sticks out from the earth in a monolithic fashion, a feature that gave rise to many legends and public fascination by early American pioneers. The Devils Tower in Wyoming is part of the Black Hills mountain chain near the Belle Fourche River. http://traveltips.usatoday.com/devils-tower-wyoming-5176.html -
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Leaves Presidency, Visits Africa
Roosevelt declined to run for president again in 1908 and right after Taft was inaugurated in 1909 he left for Africa. He went to hunt big game and to collect objects for the Smithsonian Institution. Link text -
