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Theodore Roosevelt Is Born
Born at 28 East 20th Street, New York, NY to Theodore Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. He was the second child of four. -
Returns From The Spanish American War As A Hero
The war had lasting impacts. The "splendid little war" lasted ten weeks. It destroyed the Spanish Empire and ushered in a new era of American Empire. Roosevelt's political career ignited as he returned a war hero and national celebrity. -
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Named President When Mckinley Is Assassinated
President Mckinley shot while Roosevelt is hiking in the Adirondacks. Becomes 26th President of the United States, youngest to ever hold the office. -
Energy Crisis
A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners were on strike asking for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union. The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to all major cities sending things into a energy crisis. -
Elkin's Act Passed
The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the ICC to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. -
Pelican Island, FL Named First Wildlife Refuge
Establishes Pelican Island, FL as first Federal Bird Reserve. -
Wins Full First Term As President
In 1904, he won election to the presidency in his own right; the first president to do so after the untimely death of his predecessor. -
Yosemite Under Federal Control
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt camped with John Muir near Glacier Point for three days in May 1903. During that trip, Muir convinced Roosevelt to take control of the valley and the grove away from California and give it to the federal government. On June 11, 1906, Roosevelt signed a bill that did precisely that, and the superintendent's headquarters was moved from Wawona to Yosemite Valley. -
Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by the Federal Government in the 20th century. Its main purpose was to ban foreign and interstate traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products. -
Devil's Tower, Wyoming, Named First National Monument
It rises dramatically 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from summit to base. The summit is 5,112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument. -
Leaves Presidency, Goes To Africa
Theodore Roosevelt declined to run again for the presidency in 1908. He anointed William Howard Taft, his close friend and Secretary of War as his successor. T.R. set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his desire to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action. -
Runs For Presidency Unsuccessfully For Bull Moose Party
The Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political 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.
