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Birth
Roosevelt was born to parents Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt in Manhattan, New York. -
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Theodore Roosovelt
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Father died
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Dropout of Law School
Dropped out of law school to win a seat in the New York State Assembly in 1882. -
Death of First Wife and Mother
Roosevelt's wife died two days after giving birth due to an undiagnosed case of kidney failure which had been masked by the pregnancy. His mother, Mittie, had died of typhoid fever eleven hours earlier at 3:00 a.m., in the same house. -
Second Marragie
On a visit to London, he married Edith Carow. -
Governor of New York
After leaving the Army, Roosevelt discovered that New York Republicans needed him, because their current governor was tainted by scandal and would probably lose. He campaigned vigorously on his war record, and won by a historical margin of 1%. -
President of the United States
With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation's history. -
Second Term
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First sitting president to leave the country
Roosevelt made presidential history by becoming the first chief executive to leave the United States. He visited Panama to observe the building of the canal. -
Won Nobel Peace Prize
Convinced Japan and Russia to attend a peace conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to end their conflict. TR was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. Roosevelt also settled a dispute between France and Germany over the division of Morocco. -
Shot
While campaigning in Milwaukee, he was shot in the chest by a fanatic, but still managed to finish his speech with a bullet lodged in him. -
Death
Roosevelt died in his sleep at Sagamore Hill as a result of a blood clot detaching from a vein and traveling to his lungs at age 60 in Oyster Bay, New York.