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Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in National Historic Site, NY -
In 1901, September 14, Mckinley died after his severe conditions. Theodore became the youngest president, not even 43. -
The strike began in Pennsylvania and lasted May- October of 1902. Mine operators refused to meet with representatives of the United Mine Workers of America. By reaching an agreement with organized labor, Roosevelt championed a new approach to relations between capital and labor. -
This legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end practice rebates. Roosevelt supported the bill in private correspondence in February 1903. -
In 1903, Theodore's executive order assigned the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for protection. -
Theodore ran against Alan B. Parker, with Parker's popular vote being 5,083,501. Theodores was 7,625,599 in 1904. -
Roosevelt signed the American Antiquities Act of 1906, which removed Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove back under federal protection and control. Roosevelt had a love for nature. -
In 1906, Theodore ensured the pure preparation of consumed goods. The Food and Drug Act was established in 1927, this laid the grounding for the first consumer protection agency in the U.S. -
The Antiquities Act of 1906 offered new opportunities for the protection of the tower. Due to the influence of Modell, Roosevelt proclaimed the Devil's Tower as the first national monument on September 24, 1906. -
Roosevelt had hoped to be serving a third term as president. Roosevelt had been invited to conduct a series of lectures in South America in 1909. Roosevelt became ill on the way back and got severe cuts from rocks throughout the journey. Only 19 men survived by the end of 1913. -
President Theodore was nominated as the Bull-Moose Parties Candidate in the presidential election of 1912. They opposed the confirmed conservatism of the Republican party.