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Teddy Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858.
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Roosevelt become president in 1901 after the assassination of President McKinley.
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It was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the coalfields of Pennsylvania. The Miners went on strike for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union.
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The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States Federal Law that amended the Interstate commerce act of 1887. The act authorized the ICC to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates.
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In 1903, Pelican Island off the coast of Florida was named the State's first national wildlife refugee.
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In the election of 1904, Teddy Roosevelt wins his first full term as president.
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Prevented the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded food/drink and medicine, for the public's safety.
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In 1906, President Roosevelt oversees the Federal Control of the Yosemite Park, turning it into a National Park.
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An igneous rock structure in Wyoming, made a national monument by Teddy Roosevelt.
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President Roosevelt took a year to travel to Africa and study and hunt game in the Savannah. He killed over 500 animals, but also gained much inspiration and insight regarding his own conservation efforts in the United States at the time.
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In 1912, Roosevelt ran for president on a progressive party platform, called the Bull-Moose party. He was unsuccessful, however, and William Taft wins.
