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When Theodore Roosevelt was born
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Teddy went to Harvard College
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Roosevelt served as State Legislator for the NY State from 1881-1883
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his wife and his mom died
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Led the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War
The Rough Riders was a group of 1200 men that were cowboys and former athletes. They over took the town of Santiago, Cuba -
Roosevelt elected Governor of New York
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Teddy became the vise president for William McKinley - later became president
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Period: to
Roosevelt served as the 26th President of the United States
Established many national parks acorss the United States plus 51 bird reservations; established the national forest service; signed treaty with Panama to start building the Panama Canal; signed first laws for food inspections -
Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Price for helping end the war between Russia and Japan
He helped end the war between Russia and Japan; first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize -
his 8 years of presidency end
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Roosevelt discovered the River of Doubt in Brazil
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Theodore died of a blood clot in his heart at 60 years old