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Born in Manhattan, New York City picture: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.com/images/presidentpics/presidentpic2.jpg
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McKinley was in a greeting line at the Temple of Music and was shot twice by Leon Czolgosz. Roosevelt was his vice president, and was then named president. http://library.buffalo.edu/pan-am/exposition/law/
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A coal strike began in Scranton, Pennsylvania. About 150,000 miners went on strike, and the strike endured for 5 months. During this time, coal was very commonly used for heating homes, so this posed a serious issue. Roosevelt called a meeting and finally ended the strike. http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-B7
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This act was passed to end rate discrimination, making it illegal for railroad officials and shippers to give or receive rebates. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Elkins-Act.aspx
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This banned hunting on the island, and declared it a bird sanctuary so that the pelicans and egrets could not be hunted for their plumage. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pelican_island/about/history.html
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The Antiquities Act gave the president power to set aside national monuments, and established the illegality of destruction of these monuments. One of those was Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/anps/anps_1g.htm
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Prohibited the sale of contaminated foods and medicines, and forced truthful labeling. https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/Milestones/ucm128305.htm
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Established under the Antiquities Act that had been passed earlier that year. http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/devils-tower
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He went on an African safari. He loved hunting not for the killing aspect, but for studying the land and different species. https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/rooseveltAfr.html
http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.8344379/k.2B69/The_Hunter.htm
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This marked the end of his second term, which was his first full term. http://www.biography.com/people/theodore-roosevelt-9463424
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Roosevelt chose William Howard Taft to be his successor, but was upset when Taft dismissed his cabinet without discussion. He also did not like his performance, and eventually decided to run against him. http://millercenter.org/president/biography/roosevelt-campaigns-and-elections
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