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Teddy Roosevelt Jr. was born on October 27th, 1858. he was born in the borough of Manhattan in New York.
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Theodore Roosevelt became president on September 14, 1901, following the assassination of President William McKinley. He was the sitting vice president at the time and was sworn in shortly after McKinley's death. -
The United Mine Workers went on strike demanding higher wages, shorter workdays, and union recognition. Roosevelt's intervention, which included setting up an arbitration commission, was a significant moment as it marked the first time a president successfully mediated a labor dispute in this manner. -
signed the Elkins Act on February 19, 1903. This act was a major railroad regulation bill that made it a misdemeanor for a railroad carrier to grant rebates and for a shipper to accept them, aiming to eliminate discriminatory practices. -
Roosevelt established Pelican Island as the first national wildlife refuge in 1903, effectively "naming" it as a federal protected area. He did this through an executive order prompted by the efforts of the Florida Audubon Society to stop the hunting of birds for their plumage. -
The 1904 election was the first time he ran for the office in his own right. He defeated the Democratic candidate, Alton B. Parker, in a landslide.
Roosevelt's victory made him the first president to win a full term after having first assumed the office due to the death of his predecessor. -
Roosevelt put Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove under federal control in June 1906, following a pivotal camping trip with conservationist John Muir in 1903. The Yosemite Recession Bill was signed that year, returning these areas from state to federal control and making them a part of Yosemite National Park. -
Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act into law on June 30, 1906. The act aimed to prevent the sale of adulterated or misbranded food and drugs in interstate commerce, as well as to prohibit poisonous substances in food. -
named Devils Tower the first national monument on September 24, 1906. He used the authority of the newly created Antiquities Act to protect the geological formation in Wyoming. -
Roosevelt left for a safari in Africa on March 23, 1909, just weeks after his presidency ended, to collect specimens for the U.S. National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History). -
Roosevelt lost the presidential election on November 5, 1912, when he ran as the Progressive Party candidate. He was defeated by Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson. He ran under what was called the "Bull Moose Party".