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Theodore Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family in a brownstone townhouse in New York City -
Granted Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove to California for public use. -
When President William McKinley was assassinated in September 1901, Theodore Roosevelt, his Vice President, was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States. -
Five-month labor dispute in Pennsylvania where 147,000 miners from the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) went on strike for higher wages, shorter workdays, and union recognition -
U.S. federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 to eliminate the practice of railroad rebates. -
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt to protect nesting brown pelicans and other wading birds from plume hunting. -
To win a first "full term" as President of the United States, a candidate must be elected through the Electoral College for a standard four-year term. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was passed in response to public outrage over the unsanitary and deceptive practices in the food and drug industries, a situation highlighted by Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle. -
The monument protects a unique geological formation of igneous rock that rises 867 feet above the surrounding prairie, which is considered a sacred site by many Native American tribes. -
A notable example of a former president visiting Africa is Theodore Roosevelt, who led a major scientific expedition and hunting safari on the continent from 1909 to 1910. -
The former president who ran unsuccessfully for the Bull Moose Party was Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election.