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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Roosevelt was born and lived much of his early life a sickly child, suffering from asthma. He would later overcome it and had a strenuous lifestyle and would develop a wide variety of interests -
Returns from the Spanish-American War as a hero
Roosevelt served gallantly during this brief conflict, which lasted from May to July, 1898. An eager Roosevelt resigned his post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy and petitioned Secretary of War Alger to allow him to form a volunteer regiment. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite came under full federal control in 1906, encompassing land larger than Rhode Island. It first came under public view in 1889 when hikers found large meadows being destroyed by grazing sheep, so they pushed Congress to make this land a national park. And in 1900 it passed and Yosemite became the third national park. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act of 1903 was named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. This piece of legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end the practice of rebates. Rebates were refunds to businesses which shipped large quantities on the railroads, and many railroad companies disliked it. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Located in Florida, it was the first national wildlife refuge and was created for egrets and other birds from extinction. Created by an executive order by T. Roosevelt, and has a total of 5 acres of land. -
Energy crisis
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An energy crisis is any significant (bottleneck; logistics; or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In popular literature, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular those that supply national electricity grids or those used as fuel in vehicles. -
Wins first full term as President
During his first term he established the Panama Canal and dealt with the Coal Miner Strike of 1902. Things such as the Square Deal, conservationist ideals, and adding to the Monroe Doctrine occurred after his first term in the Executive Branch -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This act prevented the manufacturing, sale, or transportation of food and drugs. Was brought up as a response to "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
An astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the rolling prairie surrounding the Black Hills. This site is considered Sacred to the Lakota and many other tribes that have a connection to the area. Hundreds of parallel cracks make it one of the finest traditional crack climbing areas in North America. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
After Theodore Roosevelt's term ended, he lead an expedition funded by Andrew Carnegie to collect specimens for what would become the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. He spent about a year there and visited the modern day countries of Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Also called the Progressive Party, it was the party that split off from the Republican Party and was lead by Theodore Roosevelt. The reason why they didn't win was because they had split a party in half, receiving half the votes they could've won. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Nevertheless, in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became William McKinley's Vice President; and when McKinley was assassinated in September of that year, Roosevelt assumed the presidency. At the age of forty-three, Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest man to ever become President of the United States.
