Roosevelt and his acts

Theodore Roosevelt Born

Oct 27, 1858

He was born in Manhatten

Yosemite under federal control

Oct 1, 1890

Yosemite national park falls under federal government control. Federal endangered species legislation.

Named President when McKinley is assassinated

Sep 6, 1901

Roosevelt gets nominated and accepts being he was vice president.

Encounters bear cub while hunting - nicknamed "teddy"

Nov 16, 1902

Teddy on a hunting trip was offered to shoot up a tied bear and declined but also said to kill the bear anyway.

Elkins Act passed

Feb 19, 1903

Amended interstate commerce act, aloud them to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates.

Passage of pure food and drug act

Sep 23, 1906

For preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes.

Devil`s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

Sep 24, 1906

First national monument established by Roosevelt meaning it cannot be tampered with or destroyed to make room.

Leaves presidency, visits Africa

Sep 23, 1909

Theodore Roosevelt takes a trip into the darkest Africa.

energy crisis

Mar 23, 1973

Sources of energy for us were in a state of panic of sorts. Nuclear power and fossil fuels to low.