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teddy roosevelt is born
teddy roosevelt is born -
named president when mckinley is assassinated
became the 26th and youngest president in nation's history -
coal strike
american miners went on strike in an attempt to demand higher wages and fewer work hours -
elkins act passed
elkins act gave the federal courts the power to end rate discrimination -
pelican island florida named first national wildlife refuge
roosevelt named pelican island the first wildlife refuge -
wins first full term as president
roosevelt wins his first full term as president under the republican party -
passage of pure food and drug act
the drug act enforced the sale of properly branded food product and prohibited the sale of product that was improperly branded -
yosemite under federal control
it was a state controlled property but then became federal property so then it became a national park -
Devil's tower, wyoming, named first national monument
it was named the first national monument and it was known as a scared site for many native americans. -
leaves presidency and visits africa
roosevelt went to africa to go get materials for a natural history museum -
runs for presidency unsuccessfully for bull moose party
ran under the Progressive Party, often referred to as the "Bull-Moose" Party and he lost the election