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Roosevelt was born in New York to a wealthy family. He later attended Harvard University.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theodore-roosevelt-is-born -
William McKinley was shot in the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. Roosevelt took President in the Wilcox's house.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-mckinley-is-shot-while-roosevelt-is-traveling -
Teddy Roosevelt gets 336 electoral votes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Theodore_Roosevelt
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The Interstate Commerce Commission was not efficient enough to keep the railroads going. Roosevelt passed the Interstate commerce act which was later renamed Elkin's Anti-Rebate Act. Teddy outlawed the Rebates for railroads to have a published price.
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A 2.5-acre land that is near the Indian River.
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Yosemite was under federal control to protect the land. The American Antiquities Act of 1906 was signed to help that land.
https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/teddy-roosevelt-national-parks -
The Act was to add labels on food and drugs. The labels had ingredients of what was in the objects. The Interstate Foreign and Commerce Committee amended an amendment on March 4th.
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The Devil's Tower was one of the first national monument.
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Roosevelt went to Africa to shoot animals (via 1,100 specimens) for the Smithsonian Institute. He returned to the U.S.A in 1910 for Norway for a prize Roosevelt won for the Russo-Japanese war.
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Roosevelt was a candidate for the republican party but during the bull moose party he made a "square deal". the Square Deal was for fair business and an increase on welfare
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-nominated-as-bull-moose-candidate -
Oil, Gasoline, and other goods were getting prices to obscene for people (via $3.00 to $12.00). The oil industry was slow, which inclined imported oil from other countries.
https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/energy-crisis
