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Born at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York City.
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President McKinley died and Teddy Roosevelt's presidency started.
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A strike by the United Mine Workers of America, where the miners striked for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union.
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The Elkins Act made it a misdemeanor for a carrier to impose preferential rebates.
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Pelican Island was named the first national wildlife refuge because it was the first federal area set aside specifically focus on protecting wildlife.
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President Theodore Roosevelt defeated Alton B. Parker
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President Roosevelt signed the American Antiquities Act, which grants the president power to “declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures".
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President Theodore Roosevelt named the first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906.
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Was created to prevent the sale of misbranded food and drugs and laid the groundwork for the first consumer protection agency in the US.
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A.K.A. The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition, was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum. It was successful and collected around 11,400 animal specimens that took eight years to catalog.
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Teddy Roosevelt Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party. Wilson defeated Taft and Roosevelt winning 435 of the 531 available electoral votes
