Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

  • Theodore Roosevelt is Born

    Theodore Roosevelt is Born

    Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York, NY.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, and was shot.
  • Energy crisis

    Energy crisis

    Roosevelt used his authority to establish 150 national forests, five national parks, and 18 national monuments on over 230 million acres of public land. Today, the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt is found across the country.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed

    Urged by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Elkins placed the bill bearing his name before the Senate.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President

    Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    Roosevelt pledged to make Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove a part of Yosemite National Park. California receded Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove to the federal government.
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Since 1879, nearly 100 bills had been introduced in Congress to regulate food and drugs.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil's Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History.
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    He felt like Taft wasn't fulfilling what Teddy started because Teddy had served 2 terms he joined this party to run for president.