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Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

By JovanniR
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt was born in a wealthy family's brownstone townhouse at 28 East 20th Street in New York City on October 27, 1858. His birthplace is now a National Historic Site.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    Began with the Yosemite Grant Act of 1864, which first protected the valley and Mariposa Grove by giving them to California for public use.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    When President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt, his Vice President, became the next president.
  • Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902 was a major labor dispute where 140,000 to 147,000 Pennsylvania miners went on strike for better wages, a nine-hour workday, and union recognition.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed

    The Elkins Act, passed in 1903, was a U.S. federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 to stop the practice of railroad companies giving rebates to favored shippers.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Established on March 14, 1903, was the first national wildlife refuge in the United States, created by President Theodore Roosevelt to protect wading birds from extinction due to plume hunting.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President

    Theodore Roosevelt won his first full term as president in the 1904 election with a landslide victory against Democrat Alton B. Parker. The presidency he earned was described by a "Square Deal" domestic agenda, aggressive foreign policy, and landmark conservation efforts.
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was a landmark piece of Progressive Era legislation, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 30, 1906, that regulated the sale of food and drugs in interstate commerce.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devils Tower is a striking, 1,267-foot-tall geological formation in Wyoming made of the igneous rock phonolite porphyry.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Immediately following his presidency in 1909, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on an extensive African expedition sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution.
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Theodore Roosevelt ran unsuccessfully for president in 1912 as the candidate for the Progressive, or "Bull Moose," Party. He challenged his handpicked successor, incumbent Republican William Howard Taft, and ran on a platform of significant progressive reforms.