Teddy Roosevelt Timeline

By chasidy nelson
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born

    the first American to ever win a Nobel Prize.
  • when McKinley is assassinated

    when McKinley is assassinated

    President William McKinley dies after sustaining complications from bullet wounds.
  • Energy crisis

    Energy crisis

    Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union.
  • Pelican Island first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island first national wildlife refuge

    President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed

    It had heavy fines on the railroads that offered rebates and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President

    The presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    They were returned to federal control and incorporated in Yosemite National Park.
  • Pure Food And Drug Act

    Pure Food And Drug Act

    Nation's first consumer protection agency.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming

    A sacred place that is over 20 Native American tribes and it is known as Bear Lodge.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    A popular topic in the press by former President Roosevelt as well as his destination.
  • Runs for presidency and Bull-Moose Party unsuccessfully

    Runs for presidency and Bull-Moose Party unsuccessfully

    Theodore Roosevelt ran under the banner of the new Bull Moose Party and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.