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theodore roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on October 27, 1858, at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt -
Yosemite under Federal Control
an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. ... In 1889, John Muir discovered that the vast meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley, which lacked government protection, were being overrun and destroyed by domestic sheep grazing. -
Teddy Roosevelt is named president when McKinley is associated
Teddy Roosevelt is named president when McKinley is associated on September 14 of 1901.Roosevelt became president of the New York City Board of Police Commissioners, and in 1897 William McKinley named him as assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt -
Elkins Act passed
the elkins act was named for a senator Stephen . Elkins of west Virginia. The Elkins act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge at Pelican Island, Florida. Today, the National Wildlife Refuge System is the only network of federal lands dedicated specifically to wildlife conservation. https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_4/NWRS/Zone_2/Everglades_Headwaters_Complex/Pelican_Island/PDFs/PelicanIslandStory.pdf -
Wins first full term as President
He dramatically expanded the system of national parks and national forests. After 1906, he moved to the left, attacking big business and anti-labor decisions of the courts. In foreign affairs, Roosevelt sought to uphold the Monroe Doctrine and to establish the United States as a strong naval power. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Theodore_Roosevelt -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The 1906 statute regulated food and drugs moving in interstate commerce and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of poisonous patent medicines. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act -
Devil’s Tower
The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean "Bad God's Tower" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower- work cited -
Teddy Roosevelt leaves to Africa
Roosevelt was in a film, It is a documentary about the Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition, featuring Theodore Roosevelt in Africa. It is shot in silent black and white. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_in_Africa -
Energy Crisis
The 1973 oil crisis began in October in 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo. The oil embargo was targeted at nations perceived as supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Which lead to gas prices to spike up https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-solutions-to-the-global-energy-crisis.php
