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Rough Riders at San Juan Hill
President Roosevelt led a group called "Rough Riders" on a land/sea assault with the aim of marching to Santiago for a fight against the Spanish stronghold. The troops consisted of Western Cowboys and Eastern Blue Bloods. This group was officially known as the First U.S. Voluntary Calvary. -
President McKinley Assassinated
On September 6, 1901, President McKinley is assassinated and died eight days later. Naming Vice-president Theodore Roosevelt the New President. He privately took the oath 13 hours after President McKinley passed at the Wilcox's House. He had to borrow clothes for the occasion and barred photographs of the ceremony. -
Coal Strike
A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of Eastern Pennsylvania. The strike was for higher wages, shorter workdays, and recognition of their union. President Roosevelt sent telegrams to both side to try to resolve the issue. He attempted to persuade the Union to stop the strike in return he would created a commission to study the cause of the strike and propose a solution. He then promised to support fully with his authority of the office. -
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was named after Senator Stephan B. Elkins of West Virginia. This legislation was supported by Pennsylvania Railroads to stop the motion of rebates. Many railroad companies disliked this, they reach out to President Roosevelt who supported this bill and the desire to cease the practices of debates. -
Pelican Island
In March of 1903, President Roosevelt establish Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reserve. This gave birth to the National Wildfire Refuge System. By the end of the President Roosevelt's presidency, he named 9 more reservations include 55 bird reservation and national game preserves. -
Wins first full term
The presidential election held in 1904 where Republican incumbent Theodore Roosevelt defeated Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker. His win marked the first time that a president not originally elected to the office succeeded in retaining the presidency. He began preparing for the election not long after former President McKinley's assassination. His amazing personality and presidential goals already seemed to ensure his base support in the election. -
Devils Tower
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt brought national attention. He did this by passing the Antiquities ACT, which allowed the President to put to the side national monuments. The Devils Tower was the first national monuments settled in 1906. This monument is hard to miss and linked to 20 groups of American-Indian groups today. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act was a key piece of Progressive Era Legislation signed by President Roosevelt. This was on the same day of the Federal Meat Inspection Act. These Act's were assigned to the Bureau of Chemistry in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This group was later renamed Food and Drug Administration also known as the FDA today. -
Yosemite under Federal control
When President Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act in 1906, the Yosemite was put under federal control to stop the act of people hunting and fishing in the U.S. natural resources. In 1916 the National Park Service was formed. Yosemite then had its own agency to protect it thanks to President Roosevelt's efforts. -
Leaving Presidency and Visiting Africa
In March of 1909, President Roosevelt left New York with his expeditionary party for Africa. In April of 1909 the expeditionary party and Roosevelt arrived in Mombasa. From there he proceeds to travel through British East Africa, Congo, and Sudan. In 1910 he returns with thousands of national specimens. -
Bull-Moose Party
The Progressive Party (also known as Bull-Moose Party) was formed in 1912 by former President Teddy Roosevelt after losing the presidential nomination of the Republican Party. He lost to his conservative rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft. The name "Bull-Moose" come from when President Roosevelt when he boasted " strong as a bull moose," after losing the Republican nomination in June 1912.
