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Theodore Roosevelt is born
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Named President when McKinley is assassinated
McKinley was in a greeting line at the Temple of Music and was shot twice by Leon Czolgosz. Roosevelt was his vice president, and was then named president. http://library.buffalo.edu/pan-am/exposition/law/
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Energy Crisis
A coal strike began in Scranton, Pennsylvania. About 150,000 miners went on strike, and the strike endured for 5 months. During this time, coal was very commonly used for heating homes, so this posed a serious issue. Roosevelt called a meeting and finally ended the strike. http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-B7
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Elkins Act Passed
This act was passed to end rate discrimination, making it illegal for railroad officials and shippers to give or receive rebates. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Elkins-Act.aspx
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Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
This banned hunting on the island, and declared it a bird sanctuary so that the pelicans and egrets could not be hunted for their plumage. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pelican_island/about/history.html
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Yosemite under Federal Control
The Antiquities Act gave the president power to set aside national monuments, and established the illegality of destruction of these monuments. One of those was Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/anps/anps_1g.htm
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Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
Prohibited the sale of contaminated foods and medicines, and forced truthful labeling. https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/Milestones/ucm128305.htm
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Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument.
Established under the Antiquities Act that had been passed earlier that year. http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/devils-tower
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Leaves presidency, visits Africa
He went on an African safari. He loved hunting not for the killing aspect, but for studying the land and different species. https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/rooseveltAfr.html
http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.8344379/k.2B69/The_Hunter.htm
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Wins first full term as President
This marked the end of his second term, which was his first full term. http://www.biography.com/people/theodore-roosevelt-9463424
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Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Roosevelt chose William Howard Taft to be his successor, but was upset when Taft dismissed his cabinet without discussion. He also did not like his performance, and eventually decided to run against him. http://millercenter.org/president/biography/roosevelt-campaigns-and-elections
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