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October 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt Born at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York City. -
With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation’s history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. -
Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to major American cities.
Theodore Roosevelt determined to move. Enraged by what he called the stupid arrogance of the mine owners, he decided to take over the Pennsylvania mines in the name of the Government and start the coal rolling again. -
The Elkins Act increased the regulatory power of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Elkins act was passed by Congress in response to the unfair practices of railroad companies.Theodore Roosevelt wanted to strengthen oversight over the railroads with the enactment of the Elkins Act. -
President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation, giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System. -
Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right. -
Muir took Roosevelt to Yosemite in an attempt to persuade him to take the land under federal control and establish it as a national park, which Roosevelt did in 1906. -
President Roosevelt signed the Food and Drugs Act, known simply as the Wiley Act, a pillar of the Progressive era. The passage of Pure Food and Drug Act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration. -
Devil's Tower features the world's largest example of columnar jointing. A sacred place to over 20 Native American tribes, the Tower is also called Bear Lodge. Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Leaving the Presidency in 1909, Roosevelt went on an African safari, then jumped back into politics later. -
Bull Moose Party, formally Progressive Party, U.S. dissident political faction that nominated former president Theodore Roosevelt as its candidate in the presidential election of 1912; Opposing the entrenched conservatism of the regular Republican Party.