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Theodore Roosevelt is born
The birth of Theodore Roosevelt -
Roosevelt took presidency after President was assassinated
Roosevelt was named president after Mckinley was shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. -
Energy Crisis
A meeting was held at the temporary White House because Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. Strikebreakers were sent out temporarily until the issue was resolved. -
Elkins Act
This allowed federal courts the power to end rate discrimination -
Pelican island
Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge to protect brown pelicans there from slaughter by market hunters. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act
Prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce. This led to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). -
Yosemite National Park
John Muir took Roosevelt camping at Yosemite to persuade him to establish it as a national park. -
Devils Tower
The significant influence of Mondell prompted Roosevelt to declare Devil's Tower as the first national monument. -
Roosevelt's trip to africa
Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new natural history museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History. -
Woodrow Wilson won presidency
Wilson defeated Taft and Roosevelt in the 1912 election. Roosevelt ran for the Bull-Moose Party. Wilison won 42% of the popular vote while Roosevelt only won 27% -
Roosevelt's presidency
Roosevelt won his first election for a full term as president.