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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt is born on October 27, 1858 and later becomes the 26th President of the United States. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
When President Mckinley is assassinated, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt becomes president. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act is passed to give federal federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Theodore Roosevelt named Pelican Island the first national wildlife refuge to protect brown pelicans from being slaughtered by market hunters. -
Wins first full term as President
Theodore Roosevelt wins the 1904 Election. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower the first national monument under the new Antiquities Act. His action made Wyoming the home of both our first national park -
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 (FDA). -
Yosemite under Federal Control
The state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Landing in Mombasa in 1909, Roosevelt spent months in the wilds of East Africa, hunting big game in parts of what are now Kenya and Uganda. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt asked his supporters to leave the floor of the Republican National Convention in Chicago. -
Energy crisis
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