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He was born in october 27,1858 and was born in New York at the National Historic center. He then continued to live in New york and then Washington DC where had became the president of the united states. -
On September 6, 1901, a deranged anarchist named Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died eight days later, and Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th president. -
For miners the work was hard, intermittent, and hazardous. To keep wages low, operators flooded the coalfields with immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. The men were of 14 different nationalities, spoke different languages, and had different customs.Restless miners demanded more pay and shorter hours, while the mine operators complained that profits were low, and that the union destroyed discipline. -
increased the regulatory power of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Both acts were passed by Congress in response to the unfair practices of railroad companies.railroads had a stronger mechanism to protect their collusive prices and corporate trusts were weakened in their ability to gain shipping discounts. -
to protect brown pelicans there from slaughter by market hunters. theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt started on September 14, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley, and ended on March 4, 1909. -
remained under state administration until 1906, when they were returned to federal control and incorporated in Yosemite National Park. Their conversations and shared joy with the beauty and magnificence of Yosemite led Roosevelt to expand federal protection of Yosemite, -
a monumental shift in the use of government powers to enhance consumer protection by requiring that foods and drugs bear truthful labeling statements and meet certain standards for purity and strength. sanitary conditions in factories, inspection of animals and meat, and correct labeling to prevent "adulturation" or misbranding. -
The name refers to the presence of a flowerpot that has long been a draw for locals and tourists alike.Roosevelt acted to protect the Tower from commercial exploitation. Today a broad range of natural and cultural resources and values is also protected here as part of the National Park System. -
set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his desire to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action. -
The Progressive Party was popularly nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party" when Roosevelt boasted that he felt "strong as a bull moose"