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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Location: New york
Parents: Martha Roosevelt & Theodore Roosevelt Sr. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Claimed to have killed McKinley because he was the head of what Czolgosz thought was a corrupt government. -
Elkins Act passed
Made the railroad corporation providing the rebate, as well as the shipper receiving it, liable under the law. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Enhance all species of fish, wildlife, and plants that are endangered or threatened with becoming endangered. -
Wins first full term as President
Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
Cleanly conditions in factories, an inspection of animals and meat, and correct labeling to prevent misbranding. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
The first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land for what would become Yosemite National Park, America's third national park. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
The purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Republican President William Howard Taft and defeated former President Theodore Roosevelt, who ran under the banner of the new Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party. -
Energy crisis
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) put in place an embargo on oil exports to the United States.