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1600 BCE
pelican island
Pelican Island, the nation's most historic refuge, and the surrounding area was first inhabited by the Ais people between 2000 BCE and the mid-1600. Then, in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
Happy b dayyy
Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act was named for its sponsor, Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, who introduced a bill in 1902 at the behest of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The law was passed by the 57th Congress and signed by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1903. -
Devil’s Tower
Senator Warren proposed the reserve be set aside for a national park. The reserve still included the Tower and the Little Missouri Buttes. On July 1, 1892, Senator Warren introduced a bill (S. 3364) in the United States Senate for the establishment of "Devils Tower National Park." Bill was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee on Territories. Records indicate that Congress took no further action on the proposal. The area would remain protected as a forest reserve. -
McKinley assassinated
McKinley died on September 14, 1901. The shooter, Leon Czolgosz, was convicted of murder and later executed. Then, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him, becoming the youngest-ever U.S. president at age 42. Roosevelt took the oath of office that same day McKinley died at the Wilcox Mansion in Buffalo. -
Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
The Coal strike of 1902, 1, 2 was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to major American cities. At that time, residences were typically heated with anthracite or "hard" coal, which produces higher heat value and less smoke than soft or bituminous coal. -
10. Wins first full term as President
William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the first to die in office, serving the shortest tenure in U.S. Presidential history. -
pure food and drug act
ederal regulation of drugs began with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. That law made the manufacture of an adulterated or misbranded drug a misdemeanor, with punishment not to exceed a $200 fine and/or one year in prison for the first conviction. -
yosemite
During that trip, Muir convinced Roosevelt to take control of the valley and the grove away from California and give it to the federal government. On June 11, 1906, Roosevelt signed a bill that did precisely that, and the superintendent's headquarters was moved from Wawona to Yosemite Valley. -
trip to africa
In June of 1910, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) returns from a lengthy expedition to Africa. A popular topic in the press, readers were fascinated both by former President Roosevelt as well as his destination. After his return, Roosevelt published a book titled "African Game Trails," which gathered together the monthly articles he wrote for "Scribner's Magazine" describing the trip. -
8. Runs for presidency
Bull Moose was derived from the characteristics of strength and vigour often used by Roosevelt to describe himself. He waged an energetic campaign, during the course of which he was shot by an insane man in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while on his way to make a speech. He went ahead with his address, telling the crowd that he had a bullet in his body but assuring them that “it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.” The Bull Moose ticket polled some 25 percent of the popular vote.