Theodore Roosevelt By jkstudent2 Oct 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt is born Born in New York, NY Sep 21, 1871 Theodore Roosevelt got his first pair of glasses May 21, 1876 Theodore Roosevelt enters Harvard University Dec 9, 1878 Theodore's father dies Aug 19, 1880 Theodore graduates from Harvard, marries Alice Hathaway Lee Jun 19, 1881 Theodore is elected to New York assembly Dec 31, 1884 Baby daughter is born, Alice dies after giving birth, mother dies the same day Jan 31, 1885 Works as a ranchman in North Dakota Jul 3, 1886 Marries Edith Carow Jun 19, 1889 Works for government in civil service office Feb 7, 1895 Takes over as police commissioner in New York Feb 19, 1897 Moves family to Washington D.C and is assistant secretary to the navy Sep 1, 1898 Elected governor of New York Nov 29, 1900 Theodore elected vice president of U.S. under William McKinley Jan 18, 1901 President McKinley is assassinated Theodore is now president Jul 10, 1904 Theodore elected president in his own right by a large majority Mar 17, 1906 Theodore wins the Nobel Peace Prize Jun 13, 1908 Theodore retires his presidency to William Taft Feb 5, 1909 Theodore travels to Africa to hunt wild animals Apr 9, 1910 Theodore traveled to Europe May 6, 1912 Theodore runs for president again and loses to Woodrow Wilson Jan 6, 1919 Theodore Roosevelt dies