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Theodore Roosevelt is born
He was born in New York City. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
McKinley was assassinated and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was immediately made president. -
Elkins Act passed
Congress sought to strengthen the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad freight rates. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System. -
Wins first full term as President
The Republican Party unanimously nominated incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt for president at their 1904 national convention. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Lacked government protection and were being overrun and destroyed by domestic sheep grazing, so the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
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). -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
It was the first U.S. national monument. It can also be called Grizzly Bear Lodge. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
He went hunting for white rhinos and and collected specimens. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
The Progressive platform called for the direct election of U.S. senators, woman suffrage, reduction of the tariff and many social reforms.