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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt was born in Manhattan, New York City to a wealthy family. Roosevelt was home-school and attend Harvard graduating in 1880. He served in the New York legislature from 1881 to 1884. He married Anne Hathaway Lee and had a daughter named Alice, two days after her birth his mother and wife passed away from an illness. Years later he married Edith Carow and had five children. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States was assassinated on September 6, 1901 inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He was shaking hands with a public, Leon Czolgosz, when he was shot in the abdominal twice. Theodore Roosevelt being his vice President then took office becoming the 26th President of the United States. -
Elkins Act passed
United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. It allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
With the encouragement of Frank Chapman and the Florida Audubon Society, President Theodore Roosevelt found the Pelican Island. It is located in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
John Muir enraptured by it. Ansell Adams immortalized it. Theodore Roosevelt created the National Park Service to protect it. This park has many hiking trails, beautiful waterfalls, and color of the sunset reflected in the granite face of Half Done. -
Wins first full term as President
Theodore Roosevelt the candidate for the republican party won the 1904 election against Alton. B Parker the democratic party candidate. Roosevelt had 7,623,486 popular votes while Parker had 5,077,911 popular votes .For the electoral votes Roosevelt won by 196 with him having 336 and Parker having 140. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Founded by Theodore Roosevelt, Devils Tower National Monument is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock. This is located in the Bear Lodge Mountains, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act was a key piece of Progressive Era legislation, signed by Theodore Roosevelt on the same day as the Federal Inspection Act. This act was to prevent the manufacture , sale or transportation of any misbranded, poisonous or deleterious drugs, medicine, and liquors. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
After Taft's ingratiation Theodore Roosevelt set out to Africa for a big game hunt and to collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. Roosevelt and his son Kermit killed 512 beasts including, 17 lions, 11 elephants, and 20 rhinos. After a year of hunting Roosevelt proceeded to England for the funeral of King Edward VII and then too Norway to accept his Nobel Peace Prize for his part in ending the Russo- Japanese War. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for the presidency by the progressive party that was dissatisfied renomination of William Taft. They were also known as the Bull Moose Party. The progressive platform called for direct election of U.S senators, woman suffrage, reduction of the tariff and many social reforms.He is defeated by Woodrow Wilson after collapsing and being rushed to the hospital. -
Energy crisis
It often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular those that supply national electricity grids.
