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Theodore Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, NY in 1858. His parents are Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt is born, no author https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theodore-roosevelt-is-born public domain -
Theodore Roosevelt was vice president to Mckinley and when McKinley was assassinated, Roosevelt was appointed president. William McKinley Assassination: Topics in Chronicling America, no author https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-william-mckinley-assassination public domain -
There was a strike in the coal fields in 1902. This threatened a coal famine which Roosevelt feared would result in a social war. The Coal Strike of 1902: Turning Point in U.S. Policy, Jonathan Grossman https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/history/coalstrike public domain -
The law was passed by the 57th Congress and signed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. This act prevented railroad companies from giving rebates to businesses that ship large amounts of goods. Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs, Sidney Milkis https://millercenter.org/president/roosevelt/domestic-affairs#:~:text=Roosevelt's%20first%20achievement%20in%20this,than%20smaller%20companies%20could%20obtain. public domain -
Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge at Pelican Island, Florida to protect brown pelicans from being killed by market hunters. Pelican Island Wildlife Refuge, no author https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pelican-island#:~:text=President%20Theodore%20Roosevelt%20established%20the,from%20slaughter%20by%20market%20hunters. public domain -
Theodore Roosevelt won his first full term representing the Republican Party and defeated Alton B. Parker. Presidential Election of 1904: A Resource Guide, no author https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/elections/election1904.html public domain -
Theodore Roosevelt expanded federal protection to Yosemite and it is still owned and under protection by the United States government. Before the National Park Service, no author https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/mackintosh1/sts2.htm#:~:text=Yosemite%20Valley%20and%20the%20Mariposa,reserves%20on%20the%20public%20domain. public domain -
The Pure Food and Drug Act prohibited the sale of misbranded food and drugs in interstate commerce. The act also laid the groundwork for the nation's first consumer protection agency. Part I: The 1906 Food and Drugs Act and Its Enforcement, no author https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/changes-science-law-and-regulatory-authorities/part-i-1906-food-and-drugs-act-and-its-enforcement#:~:text=Since%201879%2C%20nearly%20100%20bills,pillar%20of%20the%20Progressive%20era. public domain -
Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devil's Tower as the United States first national monument in 1906. Devils Tower, no author https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/devils-tower public domain -
Theodore Roosevelt left the presidency and in 1910 he traveled to East Africa while hunting in parts of Kenya and Uganda. Theodore Roosevelt’s Africa Expedition: Topics in Chronicling America, no author https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-theodore-roosevelt-expedition public domain -
Theodore Roosevelt ran for presidency in 1912 representing the Progressive Party. Before making his speech, he was shot but only slightly injured. He went on to make his speech the same day and said "It takes more to kill a Bull Moose". Therefore, the Progressive Party got its nickname even though he didn't win. Teddy Roosevelt nominated as Bull Moose candidate, no authorhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-nominated-as-bull-moose-candidate public domain