-
Theodore Roosevelt was born
Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York City to a wealthy family. Roosevelt was home-schooled and then attended Harvard University, graduating in 1880. He served in the New York state legislature from 1881 to 1884. -
Period: to
Story of Teddy Roosevelt
-
Returns from the Spanish-American war as a hero.
Teddy was a Rough Rider, he served gallantly during this brief conflict, which lasted from May to July, 1898 -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
McKinley was greeting the public when he got shot by Leon Czolgosz. Mckinley eventally died on septeber 14th from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds, VP Theodore Roosevelt succeded him. -
Encounters bear cub while hunting - nicknamed Teddy
It all started with a hunting trip President Roosevelt took in 1902 in Mississippi at the invitation of Mississippi Governor, Andrew H. Longino. They found a bear and tied it up to a tree and and called for Roosevelt to come and shoot it. Roosevelt felt that it would be unsportsmanlike, however the bear was injured so he ordered for it to be put down, The word got across the country and everyone saw the picture of Roosevelt refusing to shoot the bear. Thats how he got the name Teddy. -
Energy Crisis
a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners were on strike asking for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union. -
Pelican Island, Florida, named fist national wildlife refuge
on March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt designated it as the Nation's first National Wildlife Refuge to protect brown pelicans and other native birds nesting on the island. This was the first time the federal government set aside land for the sake of wildlife -
Elkins Act pased
The Elkins Act is a federal law that ameneded the Insterstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the ICC to give the railroads that offered rebates heavy fines. -
Wins first full term as President
on Tuesday, November 8, 1904, Republican candidate Theodore Roosevelt was elected to a second term. Roosevelt had succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of William McKinley in September 1901 -
Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named fist national monument
Devils Tower is America's first national monument, created by President Theodore Roosevelt under the Antiquities Act in 1906. The devils tower rises some 1,200 feet above the Belle Fourche River. -
Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act
law passed to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food involved in interstate trade. -
Yosemite under federal control
In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Leaves Presidency, visits Africa.
expedition to Africa led by Theodore Roosevelt and outfitted by the Smithsonian Institution. Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History. The expedition collected around 11,400 animal specimens which took Smithsonian naturalists eight years to catalog. -
Runs for Presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull Moose Party
President Taft was renominated by the Republican Party with the support of the conservative wing. Teddy did not recieve Republican nomination, so he called his own convention and created the Progressive Party. Woodrow wilson won the election -
Roosevelt dies.
On january 6th 1919, Theodore Roosevelt died of some cardiovascular disease.
