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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt was born on the 27th of Oct. 1858. He was born in New York, Manhattan. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. His standing vice president, Theodore Roosevelt then took over as president. He was the youngest U.S. president in history. -
Energy Crisis
When a coal strike by The United Mine Workers of America broke out in Pennsylvania, there was standstill on their demands, such being; higher wages, 9 hour workweek and ability to unionize. Eventually coal reserves began to run low so Roosevelt called the miners and their company up to the white house to demand that terms be met. Soon after the miners got their demands and went back to work. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Roosevelt was a prolific conservationist, he established many land reservations and went on to establish the National Park system. One of his first of many achievements was making sure that wildlife on Pelican Island was protected. -
Elkins Act passed
This act stopped railroad companies showing favoritism through rebates to large volume shippers. -
Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt beats his democrat opponent Alton B. Parker right after he had finished his first term as president due to McKinley's death, that makes him the first president to win an election after the presidency had been ceded to them previous. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
Due to the hysteria caused by Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," displaying the atrocities of the meat packing industry. This act was put in place to prohibit the sale of misbranded or adulterated foods. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
By authorizing the Antiquities act, Roosevelt made it so presidents could set aside national monuments, Devils Tower was the first -
Yosemite under Federal Control
When John Muir discovered that the Valley in Yosemite was being ravaged by domestic sheep, he and other environmentalists lobbied for the land to become National Park jurisdiction. Congress set aside roughly 1,500 square miles of protected land for the eventual park. In 1906 the Yosemite valley became controlled by the national government like the rest of the park. -
Leaves Presidency, Visits Africa
After Taft was inaugurated, Roosevelt journeyed to Africa to hunt for big game and collect specimens for The Smithsonian. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
when taft raises tariffs and gives reservation land away
