teddy roosevelt timeline

teddy roosevelt is born

Oct 27, 1858

teddy roosevelt is born

named president when mckinley is assassinated

Sep 14, 1901

became the 26th and youngest president in nation's history

coal strike

May 12, 1902

american miners went on strike in an attempt to demand higher wages and fewer work hours

elkins act passed

Feb 19, 1903

elkins act gave the federal courts the power to end rate discrimination

pelican island florida named first national wildlife refuge

Mar 14, 1903

roosevelt named pelican island the first wildlife refuge

wins first full term as president

Nov 8, 1904

roosevelt wins his first full term as president under the republican party

passage of pure food and drug act

Jun 3, 1906

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

Jun 11, 1906

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

Sep 24, 1906

it was named the first national monument and it was known as a scared site for many native americans.

leaves presidency and visits africa

Mar 23, 1909

roosevelt went to africa to go get materials for a natural history museum

runs for presidency unsuccessfully for bull moose party

1912

ran under the Progressive Party, often referred to as the "Bull-Moose" Party and he lost the election