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Theodore is born in his New York home.
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Theodore starts to attend Harvard University at 18 years old.
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After the death of his father, Roosevelt changes his majr to history and government.
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This is when Theodore starts to fall in love with her.
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After rejecting his first proposal, Alice accepts Roosevelt's second proposal to her and they marry on his twenty-second birthday.
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Theodore Roosevelt entered politics for public service and was reelected twice for the New York State Assembly.
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Alice and Theodore have their first child who is named after her mother.
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Alice dies while Theodore is away after giving birth to her daughter. His mother dies as well. Roosevelt only speaks of this when he writes in his journal.
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To cope with the death of his wife along with his mother, Theodore travels out to the Dakota Territories. There, he toughens up and learns to survive. He said that if he had not gone out here, he would not have become president.
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Theodore returned to New York and established a settlement on Oyster Bay known as Sagamore Hill.
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On his trips back from New York, Theodore meets his childhood friend, Edith Carow. They fall in love and he marries her in 1886 in London. They have four children.
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President Benjamin Harrison assigns Theodore Roosevelt the spot of the Civil Service Commisioner.
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After six years in the Civil Service Commission, Theodore resigns to be the NYC Police Commissioner.
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Theodore campaigned for McKinley for president and his effort was soon rewarded.
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Because of Theodore's hard work in campaigning for William McKinley, he was appointed the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
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When the war with Spain and America started, Theodore left his Navy position and joined the volunteer calvary known as the Rough Riders. He lead them and an assault on the opposing forces. Upon his return he was known as a hero.
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After the war, Roosevelt was welcomed back as a hero and was made governor.
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Theodore was offered the position Vice President by some politicians because they thought it was where he could do the least "damage" unlike as governor.
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The former president, McKinley, is assassinated, making Theodore, the vice president, the new leader of the country.
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Theodore wanted to build a canal in Central America to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. It was a struggle to start but the canal was eventually finished in 1915.
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Theodore ran for president a second time and won by an overwhelming number of votes.
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After establishing a treaty between Russia and Japan and stopping a war, Theodore Roosevelt wins the Noble Peace Prize.
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Theodore did not run for reelection in 1908 so he ended his reign.
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In his Oyster Bay home, Theodore Roosevelt dies in his sleep.
