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Born 28 East Twentieth Street, New York City
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Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land for what would become Yosemite National Park, America’s third national park. In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park.
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Teddy Roosevelt and he rest of the ruff riders returned to the U.S after the Spaniards surrendered
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President McKinley shot in Buffalo, New York
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The Elkins Act of 1903 was named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. This piece of legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end the practice of rebates. Rebates were refunds to businesses which shipped large quantities on the railroads, and many railroad companies disliked it.
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President Teddy proclaims that Pelican Island, Florida is the first national bird reserve.
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Elected president in his own right.
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President Theodore Roosevelt signs for the Pure Food and Drug act to be passed.
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The two-square-mile park surrounding the tower was proclaimed the nation’s first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. The park is covered with pine forests, woodlands and grasslands.
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Departs for year-long African safari with son Kermit.
Writes journal articles of adventures in Africa to be published in US magazine -
Theodore Roosevelt announces that he will be running as Progressive party in the 1912 election
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By the early 1970s, American oil consumption–in the form of gasoline and other products–was rising even as domestic oil production was declining, leading to an increasing dependence on oil imported from abroad.
