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Theodore Roosevelt is Born
He was born on October 27th, 1858 in New York City to a family of wealth, with two sisters and a brother. As an ill child with asthmatic conditions, he couldn't attend his local school so he had to be homeschooled. He had always been interested in naturalism. -
Yosemite is Under Federal Control
An act of Congress created Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders. Environmental trailblazer John Muir and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison. -
McKinley is Assassinated and he is Named President
President William McKinley is assassinated by Leon Czolgosz shot at close range and dying 8 days later. Vice president Theodore Roosevelt became the nation's youngest president at 42 years old. -
Wins First Full Term as President
McKinley was president and very well liked. Leon Czolgosz was an anarcest and believed if he assassinated McKinley, the government would fall apart. He shot McKinley and he slowly died making Roosevelt president. He was a very active president and fought for the rights within the belief of Progressivism. -
Elkins Act Passed
It amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, and authorized the ICC to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates. This applied to the shippers that accepted these rebates, because the railroad companies weren't permitted to offer rebates and they knew this. Everyone was all made liable for discriminatory practices. -
Florida Named First National Wildlife Refuge, Pelican Island
President Theodore Roosevelt created the first National Wildlife Refuge at Pelican Island, Florida. By the end of his term as president, Roosevelt had signed fifty-one executive orders creating wildlife refuges in twenty territories and states. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food And Drug Act was United States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products and poisonous patent medicines. -
Devil’s Tower
It is a natural structure made of an igneous rock called phonite porphyryl. It's located in northeastern Wyoming and its known acent was July 4th 1893. Because Theodore Roosevelt put the antiquities act in motion, archeological sites on public lands became known as important public resources. Devil’s Tower was named first national monument. -
Leaves Presidency and Visits Africa
He left for a 10-month African safari and a tour of Europe, where he enjoyed international acclaim. -
He Runs For Presidency and the Bull-Moose Party is Unsuccessful
The Bull-Moose Party was a Progressive political party formed by Roosevelt to run for president against Taft in 1912. It split Republican Party in two. They wanted suffrage for women, an 8-hour workday, laws against child labor, and to regulate business.
Although he did not win the election, he managed to beat out taft and came in second place. -
The Energy Crisis
When OPEC placed an embargo on oil exports, it caused everyone in the U.S. to go into panic mode. By increasing consumption and the lessening production, it lead to us being dependent and vulnerable to Middle Eastern countries. When they placed an embargo, we realized how dependent we were and how our sources of energy would run out.
