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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Teddy was born in NY in 1858 and through out his life he accomplishes many goals -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Teddy Roosevelt was announced president after Mr McKinley was assassinated -
Teddy wins his first presidential term
When president Mckinley was assassinated then the office put President theodore Roosevelt in as the 26th president. -
Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act was an act passed in 1903 to eliminate unfair railroad practices. The act prevented railroads from offering rebates to select customers since it provided that all shippers were required to pay the same amount. This passed because of a public uproar -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce -
Yosemite under Federal Control
State control and administration of the Yosemite Valley itself continued until 1906, when the Valley was re-ceded to the United States Government by the State of California -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
The devils tower in wyoming is a sacred land mark and was established under the antiquities act of 1906 -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
African expedition was an expedition to tropical Africa in 1909–1910 led by former US President Theodore Roosevelt. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protege turned rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft.