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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Future President Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York City to a wealthy family. -
Wins first full term as President
Young and physically robust, he brought a new energy to the White House -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt became President when President William McKinley was shot in September 06, 1901. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Roosevelt visited Muir in Yosemite. the president went on a three-day wilderness trip that started at the Mariposa Grove, and included Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point, and Yosemite Valley. -
Elkins Act passed
The act imposed heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and the shippers that accepted these rebates. Railroad directors informed President Theodore Roosevelt of their desire to cease the practice of rebates and he supported it. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Located off the western coast of Orchid Island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food And Drug Act ban foreign and interstate traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first National Monument
President Theodore Roosevelt believed it to "be sufficiently large to provide for the proper care and management of the monument". It is composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Mountains in Wyoming. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
former President Theodore Roosevelt, his son Kermit and several others departed New York City bound for Mombasa, Kenya as a scientific expedition. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt was a candidate in the presidential election of 1912. Bull Moose Party used by Roosevelt to describe himself. The Bull Moose Party evaporated eventually.
