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Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City
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After President William McKinley died from an assassin's gunshot wounds, Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States on September 14, 1901. As the sitting Vice President, Roosevelt automatically succeeded McKinley in accordance with the U.S. Constitution.
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he strike began on May 12, 1902, and lasted until October, leading to a severe coal shortage as winter approached. Coal prices doubled, and the public grew anxious about a lack of heating fuel.
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It was a United States federal law that prohibited railroads from giving rebates to customers, making it illegal for both the railroad and the shipper to engage in such discriminatory practices.
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Yes, President Theodore Roosevelt officially designated Pelican Island in Florida as the nation's first national wildlife refuge in 1903 to protect brown pelicans from extinction due to hunting for their feathers. This action established the foundation for the current National Wildlife Refuge System
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Theodore Roosevelt won his first full term as President in the 1904 presidential election, defeating Democratic challenger Alton B. Parker.
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During his 1903 camping trip with John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt agreed to bring Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove under federal control. Roosevelt signed the Yosemite Recession Bill in June 1906, which made these areas part of Yosemite National Park and was a key part of Roosevelt's broader conservation legacy, which included creating 5 national parks and protecting over 100 million acres of forest
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President Theodore Roosevelt, influenced by consumer advocates and muckraking journalism (particularly Upton Sinclair's The Jungle), championed the Pure Food and Drug Act, which was signed into law on June 30, 1906
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Devils Tower is a laccolithic butte, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River
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Theodore Roosevelt embarked on an extensive African expedition that lasted nearly a year. The safari was a joint effort with the Smithsonian Institution and was designed to collect specimens for the new United States National Museum
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Former President Theodore Roosevelt ran for the presidency on the Progressive Party ticket (nicknamed the "Bull Moose" Party) in 1912 but was unsuccessful, losing to Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson.