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Birth of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. on October 27, 1858 in New York City. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
A 28-year-old man named Leon Czolgosz assassinated McKinley at the Expo leaving Teddy Roosevelt as the president. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act was passed during the Progressive movement in order to carry on the authority of the Interstate Commerce Act. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
This island was created by Theodore Roosevelt in order to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting. -
Wins First Full Term as President
Republican, President Theodore Roosevelt defeats Democrat Alton B. Parker in the presidential election of 1904. Roosevelt wins with over double the amount of electoral votes and over 2 million popular votes. -
Energy Crisis
President Roosevelt felt it was necessary to send oil back to Israel not only because Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on a holiday, but because the Soviet Union continued to supply both countries with arms. Because of this OAPEC reduced their petroleum production and made an embargo on oil shipments to the United States and the Netherlands, the main supporters of Israel. -
Yosemite Under Federal Control
Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land for what would become Yosemite National Park, America’s third national park. In 1906 Yosemite went under federal control. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation’s first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devils Tower is a national monument founded by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is approximately 867 from its base to its summit. -
Leaves Presidency, visits Africa
Roosevelt's main goal heading into Africa was to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. Overall, they ended up collected 1,100 specimens including 500 big game. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Roosevelt (head of the bull-moose party) ran against Taft (head of the republican party and lost in the election.
