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Theodore was born in New York, to Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Roosevelt.
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President McKinley was murdered by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz. In his stead, Roosevelt was delcared President of the United States.
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In face of unsafe working conditions and little pay, the United Mine Workers of America went on strike. This strike could have potentially led to a coal shortage, until Roosevelt intervened, giving the workers shorter workdays and higher pay.
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Amended the Commerce Act of 1887. Authorized the ICC to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates.
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Roosevelt was an avid conservationist, and so his policies reflected this. Aptly named Pelican Island, this small estuarine island was the perfect home for many species, including the Brown Pelican in which the island was named.
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Roosevelt won his first election in the election of 1904, as he had been inaugurated for his previous term following the assassination of McKinley.
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In 1906, Roosevelt signed the American Antiquities Act, which brought the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove under federal control.
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After reading Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Roosevelt was appalled with the condition of America's food production. This lead to the creation of the Act, which banned the production, transportation, and sale of poisonous or hazardous food. Its creation led to the eventual creation of the FDA.
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When President Theodore Roosevelt declared the site as the first national monument in 1906, Devils Tower was used as the appellation and the name became official.
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After Roosevelt left office, he and his son went on an expedition to Africa to hunt. In this trip, he personally killed over 296 animals.
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During the election of 1912, the Republican Party split. Taft was the incumbent president, but Roosevelt formed the Progressive "Bull-Moose Party". He lost the election, which resulted in Woodrow Wilson entering office.
