Teddy Roosevelt Timeline

  • Birth

    Birth
    Teddy Roosevelt, also known as Theodore Roosevelt, was born
  • Yosemite

    Yosemite
    State control and administration of the Yosemite Valley
  • Named President

    Named President
    Teddy Roosevelt was named president.
  • Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
    The coal miners went on strike, causing an energy crisis for most of the area.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed
    The Elkins Act, widely supported by larger railroad companies, gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. The Act upheld the rates published by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
  • Pelican Island

    Pelican Island
    President Theodore Roosevelt's order established the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds
  • Period: to

    Wins first full term

    Teddy Roosevelt won his first full term as president.
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
    prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs
  • Bear Lodge Devils Tower

    Bear Lodge Devils Tower
    Bear Lodge. Devils Tower, a sacred place for natives, was designated America's first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa
    Teddy Roosevelt visits Africa on an expedition.
  • Runs for presidency

    Runs for presidency
    Looses to Woodrow Wilson in the election.