Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

By ramielitman
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt was born.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Theodore Roosevelt was elected after Mckinley was assassinated.
  • Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Coal miners go on strike to get better working conditions and higher pay.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed

    Passed because it gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President

    Roosevelt was elected to a full term presidency.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    State control and administration of the Yosemite Valley itself continued until 1906.
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Prohibits the sale of misbranded food and drug products.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Features the worlds largest example of columnar jointing, known as bear lodge.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    An expedition to tropical Africa led by former US President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Woodrow Wilson defeated former president William Howard Taft