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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Roosevelt is born on October 27, 1858 -
Yosemite under federal control
Yosemite National park is created -
Wins first full term as President
McKinley was attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th US President -
Elkins Act passed
Forbade the common railroad industry -
Pelican Island, Florida named first nat
Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
Banned the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs -
Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named first nat
The first National Monument -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Following Tafts inauguration in 1909 -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for
Bull Moose Party, formally Progressive Party, U.S. dissident political