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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Teddy Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in Manhattan, New York City, NY. -
McKinley is assassinated
McKinley was assassinated on September 6, 1901 in Buffalo, New York. Theador roosevelt was made the 26th president of the united states after the assasination on -
Energy crisis
150,000 miners went out on strike again in May 1902. Soon, more than 5,000 Coal and Iron Police guarded the idle collieries in four counties. This cause a major shortage in the leading energy source at the time -
Elkins Act
The law was passed by the 57th Congress and signed by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1903. The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving life to the National Wildlife Refuge System. https://goo.gl/WL6cgn -
Wins first full term as President
He won a second term in 1904 and was inaugurated on March 4th, 1905. Teddy ran against Alton Parker and won -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This Act was passed to prevent the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated, brandished, poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The summit is 5,112 feet above sea level -
Yosemite under Federal Control
In 1903, Roosevelt visited Muir in Yosemite. Guided into the Yosemite wilderness by naturalist John Muir. Muir's persuasive words to Roosevelt and state authorities led to the return of Yosemite Grant to the federal government in 1906. -
Roosevelt Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Teddy visits Africa with his son to hunt big game and capture animals to have put in the Smithsonian museum. The Smithsonian funded and outfitted for the entire trip. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
The Bull-Moose Party (Progressive Party) was formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt, after he lost the nomination of the Republican Party to William Howard Taft.
