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Roosevelt’s youth differed sharply from that of the log cabin Presidents. He was born in New York City in 1858 into a wealthy family, but he too struggled against ill health, and in his triumph became an advocate of the strenuous life. -
Theodore Roosevelt, who was not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest president in the history of the country after President William McKinley was assassinated. -
President Roosevelt called a precedent shattering meeting at the temporary white house at 22 Lafayette Place, Washington, D.C. A great strike in the Anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. -
Elkins introduced the bill bearing his name before the Senate in early 1902 after being persuaded to do so by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was approved by the Senate unanimously and the House by a vote of 250 to 6 in February 1903. Using the Elkins Act, rate discrimination was made illegal by federal courts. -
In Pelican Island, Florida, President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge to safeguard the local brown pelicans from being killed by market hunters. -
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove were administered by the state until 1906, when they were returned to federal control and incorporated into Yosemite National Park. Congress authorized presidents to declare permanent forest reserves on the public domain under the Forest Reserve Act of 1891. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 established the nation's first consumer protection organization, the Food and Drug Administration, by outlawing the sale of misbranded or contaminated food and medications in interstate commerce (FDA). -
Richard Dodge oversaw the military escort on a research expedition into the Black Hills in 1875. While on this journey, Dodge kept a notebook, noting that "the Indians term this place 'evil god's tower,' a name taken with due adjustment." Therefore, the name "Devil's Tower" came into existence. The Tower is a stunning geological formation that rises over the Black Hills' surrounding plains. Native Americans and Northern Plains Indians both hold it in high regard as sacred. -
About 11,397 animals were killed or captured by Roosevelt and his colleagues. The amount, according to Theodore Roosevelt's own count, included around 4,000 birds, 2,000 reptiles and amphibians, 500 fish, and 4,897 mammals. -
Because Roosevelt boasted that he felt "powerful as a bull moose" after losing the Republican nomination in June 1912 at the Chicago convention, the Progressive Party earned the moniker "Bull Moose Party." -
The campaign was mostly uneventful, and Roosevelt’s advantage was apparent from the start. Roosevelt’s progressive policies toward business and labour he took an active role in breaking up corporate monopolies and intervened on behalf of Pennsylvania coal miners in a 1902 strike made him less vulnerable to traditional criticism of Republicans as pro-industry.