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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Born on East 20 Street New York, second of four children, Martha Stewart and Theodore Roosevelt Sr. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
A 28-year old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley in the stomach on September 6, 1901, eight days later, McKinley died, naming Vice President at the time Theodore Roosevelt the new president. -
Energy Crisis
The Anthracite Coal Strike in Pennsylvania at the Scranton Courthouse was a strike against the big coal companies and the workers and miners, this was not the first time miners had gone on strike, and not the last time either. Over 150,000 miners and workers went on strike in May of 1902. More than 5,000 policemen guarded the mines. -
Elkins Act
Named after Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, This act was taken by Pennsylvania to end the practice of rebates. This act gave federal court the ability to end rate discrimination. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Made a National wildlife refuge by executive decision by president Roosevelt. It’s a 3 acre island with a 2.5 acre of surrounding water located off the east coast of Florida. It served to help the birds that were going to be extinct with the plume hunting. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This Act came 20 years after struggling with the congressional leaders about regulatory standards for food and drugs. There were 3 political involvements that brought this to congress’ attention. -
Devils Tower
1267 feet tall, in Crook county wyoming, the name originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter misread the name of the landmark, the native name meant “Bad God’s Tower” and later got rid of the apostrophe. -
Roosevelt leaves presidency, Visits Africa
Roosevelt left and was sent by the Smithsonian Meuseum to find some things for the Natural History, he collected 11,400 animal specimens, which took about 8 years to catalog. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt ran for president, for a third term, and loses to Woodrow Wilson. -
Wins first full term as President
Running against 3 other candidates, Woodrow Wilson wins the election of 1912 with 40 states carried, and a percentage of 41.8% and 435 electoral votes. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
The National Park service was created by President Woodrow Wilson, who signed a bill stating to ‘conserve the scenery and natural historic objects and wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
