Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project- Angel Furr

By Angfur848
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr., also known as Teddy or T. R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    President Theodore Roosevelt camped with Muir near Glacier Point for three days.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    President William McKinley is assassinated at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Anarchist Leon Czolgosz is taken into custody concerning the shooting. McKinley later succumbs to complications from his gunshot injuries, leading Vice President Theodore Roosevelt to take over the presidency.
  • Energy Crisis- Anthracite coal strike

    Energy Crisis- Anthracite coal strike

    Mine owners refused to bargain. It threatened fuel needs of the nation and was the first time siding with the workers.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed

    The Elkins Act was passed to closely regulate the railroad companies.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President

    Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker.
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    The Pure Food and Drug Act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    America's first national monument, a climber's paradise and a sacred site for Native Americans.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Roosevelt traveled through British East Africa, the Belgian Congo, and Sudan. The expedition ends its trip in Khartoum, Sudan, where thousands of natural specimens have been acquired.
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Bull Moose Party was named from the characteristics of strength and vigour often used by Roosevelt to describe himself.