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Theodore Roosevelt birth
He was born in Manhattan, New York City, NY in a wealthy family. He was home schooled and attended Harvard University, graduating 1880. Then served in the New York state legislature from 1881 to 1884. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
In 1890, an act of Congress created the Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land for America's third national park, Yosemite. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yosemite-national-park-established -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
After the assassination of McKinley, having two shots in the chest, being the Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt was immediately president. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-is-shot -
Energy crisis: The Coal Strike of 1902
In 1902, a great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. Roosevelt set up a meeting which marked the turn of the U.S. Government from strikebreaker to peacemaker in industrial disputes.For miners the work was hard, intermittent, and hazardous. To keep wages low, operators flooded the coalfields with immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/history/coalstrike -
Elkins Act
This Act outlawed the practice of cash refunds on freight charges, usually given to favored high-volume shippers. Any railroad found charging anything other than its published rates faced a punishment. http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-elkins-act-of-1903-mann-elkins-act-of-1910.html -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
President Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Audubon hired Paul Kroegel as the first warden of Pelican Island. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pelican_island/about/history.html -
Wins first full term as President
The Republican Party unanimously nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president at their national convention. Roosevelt called on the voters to support his "square deal" policies. No earlier president had won by so large a margin with 56.4% popular vote. http://www.270towin.com/1904_Election/ -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This act prevented manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes. http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/us-history/food-and-drug-act-1906 -
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Northern Plains Tribes lived and held ceremonies near the geologic landscape for thousands of years. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt established Devils Tower as our nation's first national monument. https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/geologicformations.htm -
Leaves presidency, Visits Africa
Roosevelt declined to run for presidency in 1908. In 1909, during Taft's inauguration, Roosevelt went out to Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/tr.htm -
Runs for president, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
The Progressive platform, known as the Bull-Moose Party, was called for the direct election of the U.S. senators, woman suffrage, reduction of the tariff, and many social reforms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-nominated-as-bull-moose-candidate
