Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is Born

Oct 27, 1858

http://www.biography.com/people/theodore-roosevelt-9463424#synopsis
http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/alice.htm
He was born in New York City on October 27, 1858

Named President when McKinley is Assassinated

Sep 14, 1901

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-is-shot
http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/ffap/Unit_6_World/U6_Panama_Canal.html
On September 14, 1901, President William McKinley was shot in the chest by Leon Czologsz. McKinley died from undetected gangrene on September 14th. Roosevelt was immediately sworn in as president.

Energy Crisis

Oct 3, 1902

https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/history/coalstrike
There was a coal strike in Pennsylvania in May of 1902, in which hundreds of thousands of coal miners went on strike. Since coal was a main fossil fuel used everyday, prices rose drastically.

Elkins Act Passed

Feb 14, 1903

http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Elkins-Act.aspx
The Elkins Act was passed in February of 1903, named after the senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. . This federal law "gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination". It abolished rebates and made railroad companies liable for punishment.

Pelican Island, Florida Named First National Wildlife Refuge

Mar 14, 1903

[https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pelican_island/about/history.html]((http://www.timetoast.com)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge
In 1903, Roosevelt turned Pelican Island in the Indian Rover Lagoon into the first federal bird reservation. This gave birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Wins First Full Term as President

Nov 8, 1904

http://www.270towin.com/1904_Election/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1904
Republican candidate Theodore Roosevelt ran against Democrat Alton. B. Parker. The election was on November 8, 1904. Roosevelt won 54% of the popular vote and won the Presidency.

Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act

Jun 23, 1906

http://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/15032393280?ret=True
https://www.emaze.com/@ACTTFLWI/Pure-Food?-What%27s-That
This law made outlawed "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs or medicines, and liquors."

Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Sep 24, 1906

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower Theodore Roosevelt announced Devil's Tower in Wyoming the first national monument on September 24, 1906

Yosemite Under Federal Control

Oct 1, 1906

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yosemite-national-park-established
http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-yosemite-national-park
Yosemite Valley contains the Yosemite Falls, rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, and three groves of giant sequoias. in October 1906, Yosemite Valley, aling with Mariposa Grove went under federal jurisdiction, making it the third national park in the U.S.

Leaves Presidency, visits Africa

Apr 14, 1909

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/tr.htm
Roosevelt decided not to run in the 1908 election. After William Howard Taft's inaugural address, Roosevelt left for Africa with his son. Him and his son together killed 17 lion, 11 elephant, and 20 rhinoceros. After the safari, he left for England to attend the funeral of King Edward VII. Then he made his way to Norway to accept his Nobel Peace Prize for his part in ending the Russo- Japanese War. He returned in June, 1910.

Runs for Presidency, Unsuccessfully for Bull- Moose Party

Aug 7, 1912

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-nominated-as-bull-moose-candidate
http://www.retrocampaigns.com/Theodore_Roosevelt_Progressive_Party.html
Roosevelt was nominated for the Bull- Moose Party in 1912, after his previous presidency. The Bull-Moose Party wanted the election of U.S Senators, woman's suffrage, tariff reductions, and social reform.He will end up losing in the election of 1912 to Democrat Woodrow Wilson.