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Birth
Theodore was born in NY City . -
Alice Hathaway Lee.
He is betrothed to Alice Mathaway Lee. -
National Guard
He joins the National Guard. -
Death of Wife
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt died . -
Presented Report
As Chairman of the Committee on Cities he presented a report which resulted in vital changes in the Charter of New York City. -
Republican National Converntion
Roosevelt becomes Delegate to the Republican National Convention. -
Defeted as Republican Candidate
Abram S. Hewitt, the son-in-law of Peter Cooper defeats TR as Republican candidate for mayor of New York City. -
Son was born.
Son Theodore Roosevelt was born. -
Kermit Roosevelt
Third child is born at Sagamore Hill. -
Resigns US Civil Service
Thodore resigns US Civil Service, an commissions to become Police Commissioner of NYC. -
Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy
He is apppointed as assistant secretary of the Navy by President William McKinley. -
Nominated by the Republican Party
He is nominated by the Republican Party for Governor of New York State. -
Vice President
Becomes vice predisdent of the United States . -
Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States
At age 42, Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States and is sworn into office at about 3:15 p.m. at the Ansley Wilcox Mansion, 641 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, the youngest man ever to become President. -
Proclaimed Pelican Island, Florida as first federal bird reservation
Proclaimed Pelican Island, Florida as first federal bird reservation; total of 51 bird reservations established by Roosevelt administration. -
Wichita Forest, Oklahoma made first federal game preserve.
Wichita Forest, Oklahoma made first federal game preserve. Other federal game preserves established by TR are Grand Canyon (1908); Fire Island, Alaska (1909); and National Bison Range, Montana (1909). -
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for ending Russo-Japanese War in 1905
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for ending Russo-Japanese War in 1905; first American to win Nobel Prize in any of the six categories. (TR received award while in Europe in 1910.) -
Republican National Convention meets in Chicago
Republican National Convention meets in Chicago and renominates incumbent Taft even though TR has won all but one primary and caucus. Roosevelt supporters bolt, charging "theft" of nomination. -
Shot in the chest while entering an automobile outside the Hotel Gilpatrick in Milwaukee
Shot in the chest while entering an automobile outside the Hotel Gilpatrick in Milwaukee, WI by would-be assassin John Nepomuk Schrank at about 8:00 p.m. Campaigning on the "Bull Moose" ticket, TR delivers a 90-minute speech at the Auditorium in Milwaukee before seeking medical attention. The bullet would never be removed. [Schrank was declared insane on November 13, 1912 and committed to the Northern State Hospital for the Insane at Oshkosh, WI, and died at the Central State Hospital in Waupun, -
Death
Died in his sleep at Sagamore Hill of coronary embolism (arterial blood clot) at age 60.
