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Theodore Roosevelt is Born
On October 27, 1858, future president Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City to father Theodore, Sr. and Martha Roosevelt.
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Named President when McKinley is Assassinated
On September 6, 1901, William McKinley was assassinated after being shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York resulting in Theodore Roosevelt becoming the next and youngest man to assume presidency.
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Energy Crisis
In 1902, many coal workers went on strike in Anthracite, PA demanding a raise in which President Roosevelt assembled a meeting. Roosevelt believed that the govt. should intervene because fuel was a primary source towards the economy. A compromise was reached in which the workers got a 10% raise, making this the first govt. intervention in businesses.
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Elkins Act Passed
Teddy Roosevelt aimed to amend the Interstate Commerce Act, which was formally renamed as the Elkins Anti-Rebate Act which outlawed practices of rebates.-- cash refunds on freight charges given to favored high-volume shippers. This act was effective and favored by railroad companies because it saved money and kept prices reasonable.
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Pelican Island, Florida named First National Wildlife Refuge
After the urging of Florida's Audubon Society and American Ornithologists Union, President Roosevelt signed legislation that permanently preserved the three-acre island as a wildlife refuge named Pelican Island. This wildlife refugee was the first of its kind in the nation and has grown to become the world's largest safe place for many plants and animals.
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Yosemite under Federal Control
In 1904, Roosevelt and Congress had passed legislation for Yosemite National Park to be preserved after naturalist John Muir, who had been advocating for the increased protection of reserve which was under threat of overgrazing, commercialization, and logging.
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Wins First Full Term as President
On November 8, 1904, Theodore Roosevelt won the American presidential election defeating Democrat Alton B. Parker with 336 electoral votes and 7,623,486 popular votes, becoming the 26th U.S. president.
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Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act
In 1906, Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug Act after muckraking journalists had ceased to put an end to unsanitary conditions in the nations manufacturing plants, especially Chicago's meat-packing industry.
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Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devil's Tower a national monument by authorizing the Antiquities Act making it the first national monument in the nation.
Devil's Tower
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Runs for Presidency, Unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for progressive political party, known as the Bull-Moose Party, which called for direct elections of U.S. senators, women's suffrage, reduction of tariffs, and various reforms -- "Square Deal" which was a society based on fair business competition and increased welfare for those in need. He was defeated by opposing candidate, Woodrow Wilson.
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