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Theodore Roosevelt is born
President Theodore Roosevelt was 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. -
Roosevelt named president when Mckinley is assassinated
President William McKinley was shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approaches him and fires two shots into his chest. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was immediately sworn in as president. -
Energy Crisis
President Theodore Roosevelt called a precedent-shattering meeting at the temporary White House, Washington, D.C. A great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
With the encouragement of Frank Chapman and the Florida Audubon Society, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act made it illegal for railroad officials to give, and shippers to receive, rebates for using particular railroads. -
Wins first full term as president
Roosevelt won 56.4% of the popular vote; this, and his popular vote margin of 18.8%, were the largest recorded between James Monroe's uncontested re-election in 1820 and the election of Warren G. Harding in 1920. -
Food and Drug act Passage
The Pure Food and Drug Act had been introduced by Sen. Weldon Heyburn on Dec. 14, 1905. It sat unconsidered by the House for three months, causing some proponents to wonder if Speaker Joe Cannon planned to squelch the legislation. the Pure Food and Drug Act cleared a hurdle toward its passage when the House and Senate both endorsed a joint conference committee report favoring the bill. The House vote was 240-17. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower as the first national monument on September 24, 1906. -
Yosemite Under Federal Control
On October 1 of the following year, Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land for what would become Yosemite National Park, America’s third national park. In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Roosevelt leaves Presidency, Visits Africa
T.R. set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his desire to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action. -
Roosevelt Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt is nominated for the presidency by the Progressive Party, a group of Republicans dissatisfied with the renomination of President William Howard Taft. Also known as the Bull Moose Party, the Progressive platform called for the direct election of U.S. senators, woman suffrage, reduction of the tariff, and many social reforms.
