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New York City, New York, U.S. -
Roosevelt's overwhelming victory made him the only president to win a full term after taking office following the demise of his predecessor. -
Theodore Roosevelt, who was not quite 43, became the 26th and youngest president in the history of the country after President William McKinley was assassinated. -
Restricts railroad firms' ability to give discounts to corporations that carry big volumes of commodities and give those companies the authority to artificially cut shipping costs. -
The island was designated as the country's first national wildlife refuge for the preservation of bird nesting habitat by President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order. -
The Anthracite Coal Strike Commission made its conclusions public. They generally gave the workers roughly half of what they had first requested. Workers in mines received a 10% pay raise and a 9-hour workday. Checkweighmen could be chosen by the employees themselves. -
Up until 1906, Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove were managed by the state before being transferred to federal control and merged into Yosemite National Park. -
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the country's first agency to protect consumers, was founded by a law that forbade the sale of misbranded or contaminated food and medications in interstate commerce. -
President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devils Tower the first national monument, in large part as a result of Mondell's influence. -
Although the safari was conducted in the name of science, it was as much a political and social event as it was a hunting excursion. Roosevelt interacted with renowned professional hunters and landowning families, and met many native peoples and local leaders.
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Democratic Governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson defeated former President Theodore Roosevelt and ousted Republican President William Howard Taft.