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Rough Rider at San Juan Hill
The Battle of San Juan Hill was the most significant U.S. land victory, and one of the final battles, of the Spanish-American War. Along with other troops fighting were the Rough Riders led by Theodore Roosevelt. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
At the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York president McKinley was shot. On September 14, McKinley died from gangrene that had gone undetected in the internal wound. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was immediately sworn in as president. -
Coal Strike
The Coal Strike was a strike by United Mine Workers of America in eastern Pennsylvania. The miners went on strike for shorter workdays, higher wages, and the recognition of their union. It resulted in a nine-hour workday reduced from ten and a 10% wage increase. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act is a federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
On March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States established by the executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting. -
Wins first full term as President
In the 1904 election, Theodore Roosevelt defeated the democratic nominee Alton B. Parker. Winning this election made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
In 1906 Theodore Roosevelt signed the American Antiquities Act of 1906 that transferred the Yosemite Valley back under federal protection and control. A decade later, when the National Park Service formed in 1916, Yosemite had its own agency to protect it, because of Roosevelt's efforts. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration. This act was signed into law in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Devil's Tower
Devil's Tower was named the first U.S. national monument by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. It rises 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from summit to base. The summit is 5,112 feet above sea level. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
In 1909 Roosevelt went on an expedition to Africa outfitted by the Smithsonian Institution. Its 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
In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt ran for president for the Bull-Moose Party. In this election, he ran against Woodrow Wilson and William Taft. Theodore Roosevelt fell in the election to the winner of the presidency, Woodrow Wilson.
