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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born in New York City. He was the second of four children born to Martha Stewart Bulloch. -
A sacred mounment to over 20 Native American tribes. Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, wasn't even 43, became the 26th and youngest President in the Nation’s history -
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. -
The Act allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads. -
President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds. -
Roosevelt had been the vice president for only 194 days when he succeeded to the presidency. He ran for and won by a landslide a four-year term. -
This prohibited the sale of misbranded or contaminated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency. -
Roosevelt expanded federal protection of Yosemite, and it inspired him to make five national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 national bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests. -
In March, Roosevelt and his expeditionary party leave New York for Africa. The expedition arrives in Mombasa. From there, Roosevelt and his party travel through British East Africa, the Belgian Congo, and Sudan. After his return, Roosevelt published a book titled "African Game Trails." -
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, defeats former President Theodore Roosevelt, and the Bull-Moose Party