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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York -
Yosemite under Federal Control
The state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Wins first full term as President
Theodore Roosevelt wins first full term as President -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt was named president after the assassination of President McKinley. -
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
The Elkins Act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. -
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). -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
The Devil's Tower is the U.S.'s first national monument by President Roosevelt. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Teddy Roosevelt and his expeditionary party leave New York for Africa. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
The Progressive Party was popularly nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party" when Roosevelt boasted that he felt "strong as a bull moose" after losing the Republican nomination. -
Energy crisis
Disruptions of oil supplies from the region created difficulties for the nations that relied on energy exports from the region.