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On October 27, 1858, future President Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York City to a wealthy family. -
President William McKinley is shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. McKinley dies of complications from his bullet wounds. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt assumes the presidency. -
A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union.
May 12, 1902 – Oct 23, 1902 -
Urged by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Elkins placed the bill bearing his name before the Senate. The Elkins Act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. -
Pelican Island, the nation's most historic refuge, and the surrounding area was first inhabited by the Ais people. Then, in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and continued to promote progressive policies. -
In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). -
Richard Dodge wrote that "the Indians call this place 'bad god's tower,'" And so the label "Devil's Tower" was created. Due in large part to the influence of Mondell, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower as the first national monument. -
The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition was an expedition to Africa led by American president Theodore Roosevelt and outfitted by the Smithsonian Institution. Its purpose was to collect specimens for the National Museum of Natural History.
March 23, 1909 - March 14, 1910 -
Bull Moose Party nominated former president Teddy Roosevelt as its candidate in the presidential election of 1912. When voters went to the polls on election day to select their next president, Woodrow Wilson won a resounding victory. He captured nearly 42 percent of the vote and 435 of the nation's 531 Electoral College votes. Roosevelt came in second.