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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Teddy was born the second of four children to parents Martha Stewart Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt Sr. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
After President William Mackinely's passing due to complications from his bullet wounds from his assassination, Teddy Roosevelt assumed the presidency shortly after, making him the youngest president in US history at age 42. -
Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
A strike that arose in 1902 by the United Mine Workers of America. The mine workers refused to return to work if they were not given better pay, shorter workdays, and recognition. This caused a great issue, as coal was a vital source of energy. Roosevelt called mine owners as well as representatives of the unions to discuss the strike, eventually agreeing on the matter and the workers returned to work. Through this, Roosevelt set an example of presidential involvement in labor issues. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act gave the government the power to rid of rate discrimination. The act responded to the growing issue of rebates within the railroad industry. Theodore Roosevelt expressed his support for the bill, and later similar efforts to put an end to growing monopolies. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Pelican Island became America's first national wildlife refuge after Roosevelt reserved the area, first domesticated by the Ais people, for the protection of nesting birds in an executive order. -
Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt defeated his Democratic opponent Alton B. Parker. His win made him the first president to succeed the presidency after the death of his predecessor and obtain a full term afterward. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite was critical to the development of the idea of protected parks recognized nationally. The valley itself remained a state park until it was eventually merged into the national park in 1906 after Roosevelt signed the Yosemite Recession Bill. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
After Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" detailed awful conditions within meat production, congress was prompted to take responsibility for the food and drugs that Americans were consuming. They passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, which prohibited the sale of falsified or misbranded food or drugs. This act, signed by Roosevelt, would set a precedent for our now-established FDA (Food and Drug Administration). -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devil's Tower was sacred to over twenty different Native American tribes. Under heavy influence from President Roosevelt, it was named a national monument in 1906, the first in American History. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
After leaving the presidency on the 4th, that same month on the 23rd Roosevelt would leave on a lengthy expedition to Africa, and land in what is now Kenya. After his return in 1910, he released a book titled "African Game Trails", which told the unfolding of the trip. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Roosevelt lost against his Democratic opponent Woodrow Wilson for the presidency in 1912, running under the political party "Progressive" or "Bull Moose". Roosevelt only amounted to 88 electoral votes, with Wilson obtaining 435.