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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York City. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt was named president when president William McKinley was shot and killed -
Coal Strike
A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the Anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. The miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. -
Elkins Act passed
Intended to prohibit railroads from providing rebates to preferred customers -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
With the encouragement of Frank Chapman, and the Florida Audubon Society, President Theodore Roosevelt 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
Theodore Roosevelt won the 30th quadrennial US presidential election for the Republicans, defeating the Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
It 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 was taken under Federal control with the rest of the National Park -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
First United States National Monument -
Roosevelt leaves presidency, visits Africa
Known as the Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition, it was an expedition led by president Theodore Roosevelt, and outfitted by the Smithsonian Institute, to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Teddy Roosevelt ran for president for the Progressive party, or Bull Moose Party, and comes in second to Woodrow Wilson.
