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During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt led a charge up San Juan Hill leading a group called the "Rough Riders", taking the hill and breaking the Cuban defenses. Roosevelt also earned a Medal of Honor here. -
President McKinley was assassinated on September 14th, 1901, leading to Vice President at the time, Theodore Roosevelt, to assume office and take his place as U.S. President at the age of 42. -
After mine operators refused to meet with the representatives of the United Mine Workers of America, a strike was called for coal mines in Eastern Pennsylvania. -
This act funded irrigation projects throughout the 20 western states. These were constructed on federal lands. -
The "Elkins Act" prohibited railroads to offer rebates to businesses that were moving large shipments under penalty of heavy fine. -
This case established Roosevelt's reputation as a trust-buster, using anti-trust legislation to break monopolies. In this case specifically it was against a holding company controlling the railroads from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest. -
In the 1904 Election, Roosevelt won the election to continue progressive pushes against his opponent, Alton B. Parker. -
After Roosevelt visited Yosemite National Park in 1903, he passed legislature to have it and many other national landmarks/parks federally protected. -
The "Meat Inspection Act" was the act that required federal inspectors in meat-packaging plants. -
This act removed harmful food and drug items from the market, setting regulations on the manufacturing and sale of said items both nationally and internationally. -
President Roosevelt left for Africa to collect specimen for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington D.C. -
In the 1912 election, Roosevelt ran for a new political party called the "Bull Moose Party". Due to the largely two party system of America, the only thing that Roosevelt did was assist the Democrats in winning the presidency by stripping votes away from the Republican party.