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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Teddy Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt took office as vice president in 1901 but became president after McKinley was assassinated the following September. -
Elkins Act Passed
The Elkins Act forbids railroad companies from giving rebates to businesses that ship large amounts of goods and giving power to those businesses to artificially lower shipping prices. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Roosevelt created the National Wildlife Refuge System. While in office, he would go on to create 50 more federal bird reserves and four national game preserves within the refuge system. -
Wins first full term as President
Theodore Roosevelt is elected to a full term and continues to promote progressive policies. He then prepares his close friend William Howard Taft to succeed him in the 1908 presidential election. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
The state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
President Roosevelt signed the Food and Drugs Act, known simply as the Wiley Act, a pillar of the Progressive era. The basis of the law rested on the regulation of product labeling rather than pre-market approval. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Due in large part to the influence of Mondell, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower as the first national monument. -
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Leaves presidency, visits Africa
Theodore Roosevelt went on a safari to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his desire to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
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. -
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Energy crisis
The Western world, particularly the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, faced substantial petroleum shortages, real and perceived, as well as elevated prices.