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The Birth of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "TR" Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. -
Spanish American war. Theodore Roosevelt, a hero.
Among Theodore Roosevelt's many lifetime accomplishments, few capture the imagination as easily as his military service as a "Rough Rider" during the Spanish-American War. -
McKinley is assassinated
McKinley stood at the head of the reception line in the Temple of Music. His famous handshake whisked each recipient on his way. A slim, 28-year-old man named Leon Czolgosz approached. He had a handkerchief wrapped about his right hand. As the president reached for his left hand, Czolgosz dropped the handkerchief revealing a pistol. He fired twice. The first bullet bounced off McKinley's chest. The second ripped through his stomach. -
Energy Crisis,
Afraid that the mine shutdown would create a national energy crisis, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Mitchell and the operators to a meeting. -
Elkins Act
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. -
Pelican Island
Pelican Island was the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
The third night of camping was at the edge Bridalveil Meadow in Yosemite Valley, where President Roosevelt was Muir's captive audience to hear a convincing plea for Yosemite wilderness and for setting aside other areas in the United States for park purposes. That night, during the campfire discussion, Muir's main focus of conversation was not only the need for forest preservation but also his concern that the California State Grant of Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove, surrounded in 1892. -
Roosevelt wins first full term as President
TR won 336 electoral votes to Parker's 140. He took every state outside of the South, including Missouri. Roosevelt was immensely popular and rode to a second term on a huge wave of public support, unlike anything the nation had ever seen. -
Roosevelt passes the pure food and drug act.
The purpose was to protect the public against adulteration of food and from products identified as healthful without scientific support. -
Devils Tower, Wyoming
An astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the rolling prairie surrounding the Black Hills. This site is considered Sacred to the Lakota and many other tribes that have a connection to the area. -
Theodore visits Africa
in 1909, T.R. set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. -
Theodore Roosevelt creates the Bull Moose Party
It was formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt, after a split in the Republican Party between him and President William Howard Taft. The party also became known as the Bull Moose Party after journalists quoted Roosevelt saying "I feel like a bull moose" shortly after the new party was formed.
