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Born
Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, author, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
After McKinley was assassinated in his second term so at this time Roosevelt becomes president 26 in the history of the United States on September, 1901. He was already vice president under McKinley. -
Energy crisis
A national emergency was averted in 1902 when Roosevelt found a compromise to the Anthracite coal strike that threatened the heating supplies of most homes. Roosevelt forced an end to the strike when he threatened to use the United States Army to mine the coal and seize the mines. -
Elkins Act 1903
The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. The law was sponsored by President Theodore Roosevelt as a part of his "Square Deal" domestic program, and greatly boosted his popularity. -
Pelican Island(FL) named first national wildlife refuge
With the encouragement of Frank Chapman and the Florida Audubon Society, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt camped with Muir near Glacier Point for three days. On that trip, Muir convinced Roosevelt to take control of Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove away from California and return it to the federal government. In 1906, Roosevelt signed a bill that did precisely that. -
Wins first full term as President
President Roosevelt is overwhelmingly reelected, crushing the conservative Democrat Alton Parker in the election of 1904. In a fit of jubilation, he promises not to seek a third term in office. Promises to complete his mandate in the best way and not be reelected. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was a key piece of Progressive Era legislation, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt. The first federal law regulating foods and drugs, the 1906 Act's reach was limited to foods and drugs moving in interstate commerce. Although the law drew upon many precedents, provisions, and legal experiments pioneered in individual states. -
Devils Tower Monument
Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres. The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge. -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
The Smithsonian Roosevelt African Expedition was an expedition to Africa led by Theodore Roosevelt collecting around 11,400 animal specimens. During one year he traveled to Africa (Kenya & Congo) with his son Kermit. A sea of people see him off from the port in New York, while newspapers from around the world follow his hunting adventures. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt, the former U.S. president, is nominated for the presidency by the Progressive Party, a group of Republicans dissatisfied with the renomination of President William Howard Taft. Also known as the Bull Moose Party, the Progressive platform called for the direct election of U.S. senators, woman suffrage.
