Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

By ramielitman

  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born
    Theodore Roosevelt was born.

  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated
    Theodore Roosevelt was elected after Mckinley was assassinated.

  • Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
    Coal miners go on strike to get better working conditions and higher pay.

  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed
    Passed because it gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination.

  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
    Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island.

  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President
    Roosevelt was elected to a full term presidency.

  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    State control and administration of the Yosemite Valley itself continued until 1906.

  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
    Prohibits the sale of misbranded food and drug products.

  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
    Features the worlds largest example of columnar jointing, known as bear lodge.

  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa
    An expedition to tropical Africa led by former US President Theodore Roosevelt.

  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
    Woodrow Wilson defeated former president William Howard Taft