Teddy Roosevelt

Theodore roosevelt is born

Oct 27, 1858

Theodore Roosevelt's birthday

Named President when McKinley is assassinated

Sep 14, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt became the U.S president after McKinley was assassinated.

elkins act passed

Feb 19, 1903

a federal law passed during the Progressive Movement that extended the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act and the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission

Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

Mar 14, 1903

Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States

Wins first full term as President

1904

Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and continued to promote progressive policies, many of which were passed in Congress

Yosemite under Federal Control

1906

In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park.

Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

Jun 30, 1906

he Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce

Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

Sep 26, 1906

also called Grizzly Bear Lodge, the first U.S. national monument, established in 1906 in northeastern Wyoming

Leaves presidency, visits Africa

1910

is 1910 the former president Theodore Roosevelt went to Africa for months hunting big game.

Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

1912

The Progressive Party was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party