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Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York City, New York.
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An act of congress creates Yosemite National Park, the law was passed by President Benjamin Harrison.
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Roosevelt serves in the Spanish-American War in Cuba.
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He served as vice-president to William Mckinley
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President McKinley is shot by anarchrist, Leon Czolgosz, while Roosevelt is hiking in the Adirondacks.
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th president of the United States.
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The Elkins Act is passed in congress, giving federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. It outlawed rebates and made the railroad company itself liable for punishment.
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Roosevelt is reelected as president against Alton B. Parker.
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The Pure Food and Drug Act is passed as a consumer protection law, this led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Devils Tower is declared the first United States National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt departs to Africa with his son Kermit to an expedition to hunt big-game animals.
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Theodore Roosevelt dies at age 60 in Oyster Bay, New York as a result from a blood clot detatching from a vein and traveling to his lungs. He was buried on a hillside overlooking Oyster Bay,
