Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

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  • Teddy Roosevelt born

    Teddy Roosevelt born
    The day Teddy Roosevelt was born
  • Theodore Roosevelt Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Theodore Roosevelt Named President when McKinley is assassinated
    McKinley initially appeared to be recovering, but his conditions deteriorated on September 13 as his wounds became gangrenous. He died at 2:15 am on September 14 and was succeeded by his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt.
  • Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
    A great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
    President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed
    Updated the Interstate Commerce Commission Act of 1887, making it more effective in enforcing rates with the railroads.
  • Theodore Roosevelt wins first full term as President

    Theodore Roosevelt wins first full term as President
    he ran for and won by a landslide a four-year term in 1904. He was succeeded by his protégé and chosen successor, William Howard Taft.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
    A sacred place to over 20 Native American tribes, the Tower is also known as Bear Lodge. Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    State control and administration of the Yosemite Valley itself continued until 1906, when the Valley was re-ceded to the United States Government by the State of California
  • The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

    The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
    prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce
  • Roosevelt Leaves presidency, and visits Africa

    From 1909 to 1910, President Theodore Roosevelt went on an expedition to Africa. This guide provides access to materials related to “Theodore Roosevelt's Africa Expedition” in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers.
  • bull-moose party

    bull-moose party
    Democratic governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey unseated incumbent Republican president William Howard Taft while defeating former president Theodore Roosevelt (who ran under the banner of the new Progressive/"Bull Moose" Party) and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs. Presidential election results map.