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Yosemite Under Federal Control
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove remained under state administration until 1906, when they were returned to federal control and incorporated in Yosemite National Park. In the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, Congress authorized presidents to proclaim permanent forest reserves on the public domain. This was important because it prevented exploitation and destruction to the place. -
Theodore Roosevelt.
The Battle of San Juan Hill, also known as the Battle for the San Juan Heights, was a major battle of the Spanish–American War fought between an American force under the command of William Rufus Shafter and Joseph Wheeler against a Spanish force led by Arsenio Linares y Pombo. With Roosevelt leading the army, it was important to his career along with being important in American military history. -
Roosevelt 1st named President in History
With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation's history (1901-1909). -
Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt had been the vice president for only 194 days when he succeeded to the presidency. A Republican, he ran for and won by a landslide a four-year term in 1904. He was succeeded by his protégé and chosen successor, William Howard Taft. This was so important because he was finally president! -
Coal Strike
The Coal strike of 1902 was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to major American cities. This was a massive turning point in labor in America. -
National Reclamation Act
Congress passed the Reclamation Act of June 17th, 1902. The Act required that water users repay construction costs from which they received benefits. In the jargon of that day, irrigation projects were known as "reclamation" projects. The concept was that irrigation would "reclaim" arid lands for human use. This act allowed significant projects and the important dams. In short, it allowed people to populate places once thought not able to be populated. -
TR and the Northern Securities Case
Northern Securities Co. v. United States, 193 U.S. 197, was a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1903. The Court ruled 5-4 against the stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies, which had essentially formed a monopoly and dissolve the Northern Securities Company. This was so important because it was the first example of Roosevelt's use of anti-trust legislation to dismantle a monopoly, -
Elkins Act Passed
The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. This made it more accessible to ship things. It made things easier for people. -
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 (FDA). It made food be produced in better quality and stopped scandals. -
Meat Inspection Act
The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or mislabel meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions. This act also made food safer for people. Less risks essentially. -
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Theodore goes to Africa
Theodore went on an African safari accompanied by his son Kermit and a large crew of naturalists, porters and guides. It was an expedition sponsored in part by the Smithsonian Institution; Roosevelt was there to hunt big game which would in turn be stuffed and turned over to the Smithsonian for its exhibit halls. -
Roosevelt runs for Presidency.
The Progressive Party was popularly nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party" when Roosevelt boasted that he felt "strong as a bull moose" after losing the Republican nomination in June 1912 at the Chicago convention. It showed that he was not deterred.