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Theodore Roosevelt is born
On October 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt, also known as Teddy was born. -
Named President when McKinley was assassinated
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, as soon as he was assassinated, Teddy Roosevelt became president -
Wins first full term as president
On September 14, 1901 Teddy Roosevelt was elected president because William McKinley had been assassinated, soon after he finished his first term and then ran again for a second time. -
Energy Crisis
The energy strike became one of the greatest actions labor actions in American history, President Roosevelt didn't want the coal to start polluting the air, he wanted to conserve the forests, this whole event by itself was going to determine if Roosevelt would be a good president. -
Elkins Act Passed
The Elkins Act was created to stop the practices of railroad rebates, the Elkins Act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. This Act also outlawed rebates and made the railroad company liable for punishment, even though the Elkins Act had many benefits, it was also costly. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
With the encouragement of the Florida Audubon society President Teddy established Pelican Island to protect brown pelicans there from slaughter by market hunters -
Yosemite under Federal Control
After visiting Yosemite with all of his family Teddy Roosevelt decided that it needed to be a part of the park, as soon as Teddy saw this place it went straight to the government and the government took control. -
Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act basically prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce, Roosevelt passed this to help get the Food and Drug Administration ready. -
Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
During September in 1906, Teddy Roosevelt claimed Devil's Tower to be the very first national monument in the U.S, the tower stands 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, Devil's Tower is a sacred place to over 20 Native American tribes, this monument is also known as Bear Lodge. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
President Roosevelt decided to take his expeditionary party and leave for Africa for a little while, when he got back he had decided to publish a book called "African Game Trails", this book basically just described his whole trip -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose party
President Roosevelt had decided he was going to run for a 3rd term, so he formed his own political party, the Bull Moose party, the political party obtained this name from Roosevelt saying he felt like he could "fight a bull".