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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt was born in October 1858 in New York. -
Named president after McKinley was assassinated
Roosevelt was named president after Mckinley was assassinated by a landslide victory. -
Energy Crisis
Coal miners and workers went on strike. -
Elkins Act Passed
Prohibits railroad companies from giving rebates to businesses that ship large quantities of goods and giving power to those businesses to artificially lower shipping prices. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Pelicans Island was made into a wildlife refuge to protect brown pelicans there from slaughter by market hunters. -
Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt won the election of 1904 and became the first president to win a full term of his own right after taking over after the death of his predecessor. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The pure food and drug act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce. -
Devils Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Leaves Presidency, Visits Africa
To collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Roosevelt lost the election of 1912 because the party split its votes between two candidates while the Democratic Party only had 1 candidate. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite was put under federal control to prevent further commercial exploitation.