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Theodore Roosevelt Is Born
Born at 28 East 20th Street, New York, NY to Theodore Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. -
Yellowstone Act Approved
"An act to set apart a certain tract of
land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone river as a public park." (Dilsaver, Lary M.) -
1st Time in Badlands
Although Roosevelt recorded numerous successful hunting trips and kills, his visit to the Badlands concerned him as he witnessed, first-hand, the loss of species and habitat. -
Boone & Crockett Club
Roosevelt helped stablish the Boone & Crockett Club, the nation's first fair-hunting organization -
Yosemite: 1st National Park
Yosemite becomes a sanctuary for wildlife. -
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Vice President Roosevelt
Roosevelt serves as vice president under President McKinley -
McKinley Assassinated
President McKinley is shot while Roosevelt is hiking in the Adirondacks. -
President Roosevelt
Theodore becomes the 26th President of the United States. He was the youngest to ever hold the office. -
United States Forest Service
Roosevelt establishes the United States Forest Service to protect and regulate the U.S. national forests. -
National Park Service
"President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new federal bureau in the Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 national parks and monuments then managed by the department and those yet to be established." (National Park Service)