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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
President William Mckinley is shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. He later dies due to complications from his bullet wounds. Anarchist Leon Czolgosz is arrested in connection to this. Since Theodore Roosevelt was the Vice President he assumes he will become the president. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkin Act increased the regulatory power of Interstate Commerce Commision. This act was passed by Congress in response to the unfair practices of railroad companies. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
This was the first national wildlife refuge. Theodore Roosevelt established this to protect brown pelicans from being slaughtered by market hunters. -
Wins first full term as President
Teddy Roosevelt wins his first full term in being president. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite Valley remained under state administration until 1906. They were returned to federal control and incorporated in Yosemite National Park. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
This is a sacred land mark that rises 1,267 feet high. Devil's Tower features the world's largest example of columnar jointing. This began as magma, or molten rock buried beneath the Earth's surface. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Teddy Roosevelt went on an African safari and then got right back into politics when he returned. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson unseated incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft and he also defeated former President Theodore Roosevelt, who ran under the banner of the new Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party. -
Energy Crisis
Caused by the peak of oil production in major industrial nations.