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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on October 27, 1858, at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan. His parents were Martha Stewart Bulloch and businessman Theodore Roosevelt Sr. He had 1 older sister, 1 younger sister, and 1 younger brother. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Roosevelt became president following the assassination of McKinley by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York. Czolgosz shot McKinley on September 6, 1901, and McKinley died on September 14. Roosevelt was sworn into office on the day of McKinley's death at the Ansley Wilcox House in Buffalo. -
Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
This was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act was a law passed in 1903 that made it illegal for big transportation companies to receive special treatment or discounts. This law made sure that all companies were treated fairly and equally. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
Wins first full term as President
The current Republican president Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
State control and administration of Yosemite Valley continued until 1906 when the Valley was re-ceded to the United States Government by the State of California and made a part of Yosemite National Park. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid the foundation for our nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devil's Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition was an exploration of tropical Africa in 1909–1910 led by former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt spent months in the wilds of East Africa, hunting big game in parts of what are now Kenya and Uganda. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Democratic governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey unseated current Republican president William Howard Taft. He defeated former president Theodore Roosevelt, who ran under the banner of the new Progressive/"Bull Moose" Party, and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.