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Roosevelt was born
He was born on Janurary 30, 1992. -
Named president when Mckinley was assinated
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 -
Elkins act passed
The Elkins Act prohibits railroad companies from giving rebates to businesses that ship large quantities of goods and giving power to those businesses to artificially lower shipping prices. -
Pelican island
Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting. -
Wins first full term
Roosevelt took office as vice president in 1901 and assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated the following September. He remains the youngest person to become President of the United States . Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and continued to promote progressive policies. -
Food and drugs 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 -
Devils tower
Devils Tower is made up of Phonolite porphyry, which is an igneous rock, meaning it was formed as magma or lava cooled. As the magma that formed Devils Tower cooled, it condensed into columns -
Yosmite under control
In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. -
Leaves presidency to visit Africa
One of the biggest headline-grabbing stories of 1910 was former president Theodore Roosevelt's safari into Africa. Landing in Mombasa in 1909, Roosevelt spent months in the wilds of East Africa, hunting big game in parts of what are now Kenya and Uganda. -
Runs for president, unfortunately loses
He ran in the 1912 presidential election and the split allowed the Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson to win the election. -
Energy crisis
The 1970s energy crisis occurred when 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.