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Theodore Roosevelt was born on this day in Manhattan, New York. -
William McKinley was assassinated in New York and his vice president Theodore Roosevelt became president. -
The energy crisis was a strike by mine workers in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. This was a strike for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. Roosevelt attempted to persuade the union to end the strike and promised to find a solution. -
The Elkins Act was created to more closely regulate the railroad companies and to stop the practice of railroad rebates. -
President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge as a way to protect nesting birds -
Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker and Teddy won his first full term. -
Roosevelt signed the Yosemite Recession Bill which accepted California's recession of the Yosemite Valley Grant and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove, placing them under federal protection and officially making them part of Yosemite National Park. -
President Roosevelt signed the Food and Drugs Act, known as the Wiley Act after 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair revealed food adulteration and unsanitary practices in meat production. -
Roosevelt claimed the Devil's Tower as the first National Monument. The tower most likely formed when molten rock came upon a hard rock layer and was forced to spread into a flat-topped shape. -
Roosevelt visiting Africa led to a collection of 11,400 animal specimens, political and social interactions with local leaders, and a book titled "African Game Trails". -
Election in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Bull Moose candidate and former Republican president Theodore Roosevelt.