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Was born in New York City to a wealthy family but still struggled.
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President William McKinley is shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY, and passes away. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt assumes the presidency.
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-william-mckinley-assassination -
Started when 147,000 coal miners that were part of the UMWA went on strike for better wages, working conditions, and shorter work weeks as well as recognition of their Union. https://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-B7 -
Increased the regulatory power of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Both acts were passed by Congress in response to the unfair practices of railroad companies.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Elkins-Act.aspx#:~:text=Urged%20by%20the%20Pennsylvania%20Railroad,power%20to%20end%20rate%20discrimination. -
President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge at Pelican Island, Florida, to protect brown pelicans there from slaughter by market hunters.
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Republican candidate Theodore Roosevelt ran against Democrat Alton. B. Parker. The election was on November 8, 1904. Roosevelt won 54% of the popular vote and won the Presidency.
http://www.270towin.com/1904_Election/
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With strong support from Theodore Roosevelt, this act was passed. Paving the way for public health action against unlabeled or unsafe ingredients, misleading advertising, and the practice of quackery. The goal was to ban the sale of contaminated or mislabeled food.
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Due in large part to the influence of Mondell, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devil's Tower as the first national monument.
https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/historyculture/early-conservationists.htm#:~:text=Due%20in%20large%20part%20to,monument%20on%20September%2024%2C%201906. -
Yosemite Valley contains the Yosemite Falls, rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, and three groves of giant sequoias. in October 1906, Yosemite Valley, aling with Mariposa Grove went under federal jurisdiction, making it the third national park in the U.S.
http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-yosemite-national-park -
In June of 1910, Theodore Roosevelt returned from a lengthy expedition to Africa. People were fascinated both by former President Roosevelt as well as his destination. After his return, Roosevelt published a book titled "African Game Trails.ts purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new natural history museum.
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Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson unseated incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft and defeated former President Theodore Roosevelt, who ran under the banner of the new Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party.