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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York, NY. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
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On October 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. This marked the first time the U.S. government protected land for public enjoyment and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the national and state park systems. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
On September 14, McKinley died from gangrene that had gone undetected in the internal wound. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was immediately sworn in as president. -
Coal Strike
This was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners striked for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. Roosevelt attempted to persuade the union to end the strike with a promise that he would create a commission to study the causes of the strike and propose a solution, which Roosevelt promised to support with all of the authority of his office. -
Elkins Act passed
This federal law was passed in response to public demand that the monopolies of the railroad companies and their operations be regulated. In the original Interstate Commerce Act, railroads could be punished for giving a rebate but if shippers asked for a rebate it was was not deemed to be a criminal act. -
Wins first full term as President
With Roosevelt's landslide victory, he became the first presidential candidate in American history to receive at least 300 electoral votes in a victorious campaign -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devils Tower was the first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
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 nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Roosevelt and his expeditionary party leave New York for Africa. From there, Roosevelt and his party travel through British East Africa, the Belgian Congo, and Sudan. March 14, 1910. The expedition ends its trip in Khartoum, Sudan, having acquired thousands of natural specimens. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
"Bull Moose Party" was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé and conservative rival, incumbent President William Howard Taft. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Pelican Island was designated as a National Historic Landmark because of its status as the first federal area set aside specifically to protect wildlife.
