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Theodore Roosevelt's Life

  • Teddy Roosevelt is born

    Teddy Roosevelt is born

    Teddy Roosevelt was born in NY, New York City on October 27th, 1858.
  • Named President when McKinley is Assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is Assassinated

    Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as president on Sept. 14, 1901, the same day President McKinley was assassinated.
  • Coal Strike of 1902

    Coal Strike of 1902

    In 1902 the coal miner of east Pennsylvania unionized had and had a strike for shorter workdays, improved pay, and union recognition. President Roosevelt used his position to promise the miners a solution to these issues as long as they stopped the strike.
  • Elkins Act Passed

    Elkins Act Passed

    The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on companies that offered discounts, and upon the shippers that accepted these deductions.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Teddy Roosevelt established Pelican Island as the first national bird reserve for pelicans.
  • Teddy Roosevelt wins his 1st full term

    Teddy Roosevelt wins his 1st full term

    Teddy Roosevelt won his first full term as president on November 8th, 1904. He ran against the Democrat Alton B. Parker
  • Yosemite Comes Under Federal Control

    Yosemite Comes Under Federal Control

    Roosevelt passed a bill to place Yosemite under federal administration in 1906 as a part of protecting its intrinsic natural beauty.
  • Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act

    This law banned the sale of misbranded or mislabeled foodstuffs and created the first consumer protection agency, the FDA.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named 1st national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named 1st national monument

    President Theodore Roosevelt brought national attention to Devils Tower by passing the Antiquities Act, giving the president the power to set apart national monuments. After seeing the Devil's Tower, President Roosevelt named it as the US' first national monument.
  • Leaves the Presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves the Presidency, visits Africa

    Teddy Roosevelt left office in early 1909 and visited Africa getting over 500 kills while hunting.
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Roosevelt loses his presidential nomination to his former friend William Taft and is unable to run for the Bull-Moose Party