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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City, United States -
Roosevelt earned a reputation as a trust buster, through his regulatory reforms and antitrust prosecutions. -
On September 14, 1901 McKinley died from gangrene that had gone undetected in the internal wound. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was immanently sworn in as President. -
Glacier point, Yosemite Valley, California 1903 Muir took Roosevelt to Yosemite in an attempt to persuade him to take the land under federal control and establish it as a national park. -
Congress passed a bill by an overwhelming margin, and President Roosevelt signed it into law on February 19, 1903. The Elkins Act specifically prohibited rebates and made the railroad corporation providing the rebate. -
The first national wildlife refuge on Pelican island on March 14, 1903. Roosevelt created the national wildlife refuge system. While in office, he would go on to create 50 more federal bird reserves. -
Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the the Democratic nominee, Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor. -
It was a key piece of Progressive Era legislation, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt on the same day as the federal meat inspection act. -
It was the first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906, by president Theodore Roosevelt. The monument boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres. -
Roosevelt African Expedition was an expedition to Africa led by American president Theodore Roosevelt and outfitted by the Smithsonian Institution. The exposition collected around 11,400 animal specimens. -
It 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 to his former protege.