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Theodore Roosevelt. (By: Andrea A.)

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  • Birth of Theodore Roosevelt.

    Birth of Theodore Roosevelt.
    Theodore Roosevelt is born in Manhattan, New York City, NY.

  • Roosevelt Assumes Presidency After McKinley's Assassination.

    Roosevelt Assumes Presidency After McKinley's Assassination.
    Roosevelt was forty-two years old, the youngest man ever to hold the office of president of the United States.

  • The Coal Strike of 1902.

    The Coal Strike of 1902.
    Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union.

  • Elkins Act Passed.

    Elkins Act Passed.
    The Elkins Act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. This piece of legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end the practice of rebates.

  • Pelican Island, Florida Named First National Wildlife Refuge.

    Pelican Island, Florida Named First National Wildlife Refuge.
    With the encouragement of Frank Chapman and the Florida Audubon Society, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

  • Wins First Full Term as President.

    Wins First Full Term as President.
    Theodore Roosevelt won a landslide victory for his re-election, enabling him to pursue a number of bold Progressive reforms.

  • Yosemite Under Federal Control.

    Yosemite Under Federal Control.
    President Roosevelt signed the Yosemite Recession Bill. This Joint Resolution withdrew the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias from state protection and placed them under federal protection, incorporating them as part of Yosemite National Park.

  • Pure Food And Drug Act.

    Pure Food And Drug Act.
    The purpose was to prevent adulteration or misbranding. Food was adulterated if it contained filthy or decomposed animal matter, poisonous or deleterious ingredients, or anything that attempted to conceal inferior components.

  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, Named First National Monument.

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, Named First National Monument.
    An astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the rolling prairie surrounding the Black Hills, this site is considered sacred to the Northern Plains Indians and other tribes.

  • Roosevelt Visits Africa.

    Roosevelt Visits Africa.
    Theodore Roosevelt set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution.

  • Bull-Moose Party.

    Bull-Moose Party.
    Minutes before a campaign speech in Milwaukee, Roosevelt was shot at close range by anarchist William Schrenk. Schrenk, who was immediately detained, offered as his motive that any man looking for a third term ought to be shot.