Teddy Roosevelt!

Theodore Roosevelt is born

Oct 27, 1858

Location: New york
Parents: Martha Roosevelt & Theodore Roosevelt Sr.

Named President when McKinley is assassinated

Oct 29, 1901

Claimed to have killed McKinley because he was the head of what Czolgosz thought was a corrupt government.

Elkins Act passed

Feb 19, 1903

Made the railroad corporation providing the rebate, as well as the shipper receiving it, liable under the law.

Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

Mar 14, 1903

Enhance all species of fish, wildlife, and plants that are endangered or threatened with becoming endangered.

Wins first full term as President

Nov 8, 1904

Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president.

Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

Jun 30, 1906

Cleanly conditions in factories, an inspection of animals and meat, and correct labeling to prevent misbranding.

Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

Sep 24, 1906

The first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt.

Yosemite under Federal Control

Oct 1, 1906

Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land for what would become Yosemite National Park, America's third national park.

Leaves presidency, visits Africa

1909

The purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History.

Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

1912

Republican President William Howard Taft and defeated former President Theodore Roosevelt, who ran under the banner of the new Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party.

Energy crisis

1973

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) put in place an embargo on oil exports to the United States.