Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

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  • Birth

    Birth

    Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City
  • Energy crisis — Anthracite Coal Strike begins

    Energy crisis — Anthracite Coal Strike begins

    The Anthracite Coal Strike in eastern Pennsylvania began on May 12, 1902. The strike threatened winter coal supplies. Roosevelt intervened, becoming the first president to act as a neutral arbitrator in a major labor dispute.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Roosevelt, then Vice President, became President after President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901 (and died on September 14)
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    President Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower as the nation’s first national monument under the Antiquities Act, protecting roughly 1,153 acres.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed

    The Elkins Act, an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, was passed, empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose fines on railroads that offered preferential rebates or on shippers who accepted them.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    President Theodore Roosevelt issued an executive order designating Pelican Island as a federal bird reservation, making it the first national wildlife refuge in the U.S.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    After leaving office, Roosevelt embarked on an expedition in Africa (1909–1910) collecting specimens for the Smithsonian.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President

    Roosevelt won the 1904 presidential election in his own right (not as successor) and served a full term.
  • Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act

    Under Roosevelt’s progressive agenda, the Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in 1906 to prohibit interstate commerce in adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    In 1912, Yosemite and other natural lands were placed under stronger federal protection as part of the evolving National Park system. (Often cited in timelines of Roosevelt-era conservation)
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Roosevelt challenged Taft and Wilson as a candidate of the Progressive “Bull Moose” Party, but failed to win.