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Theodore Roosevelt is born
On the year 1858 October 27th our 26th U.S. president was born. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated.
William McKinley the 25th president of the United States was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo New York on September 6 1901 six months into his second term. -
Wins first full term as president
On September 14th 1901 Theodore Roosevelt won his first presidential race. -
Energy crisis anthracite coal strike
The coal strike occurred when coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike.significantly impacting the nation's coal supply and threatening a winter heating crisis, prompting Roosevelt to intervene and ultimately broker a settlement between the miners and mine owners, marking a pivotal moment in his administration where he actively took a role in labor disputes instead of siding with business interests. -
Elkins Act passed
Roosevelt's first achievement in this area was the Elkins Act of 1903, which ended the practice of railroad companies granting shipping rebates to certain companies.The rebates allowed big companies to ship goods for much lower rates than smaller companies could obtain -
Yosemite under federal control
In June 1906 Theodore Roosevelt signed the Yosemite recession bill which returned Yosemite to federal control making it apart of Yosemite national park. -
passage of pure food and drugs act
Since 1879 nearly 100s of bills had been introduced into Congress to regulate food and drugs in 1906 Theodore Roosevelt signed the food and drugs act known as the Wiley act and a pillar of the progressive era. -
Devils Tower, Wyoming named first national monument.
in 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devils Tower as the first national monument. His action made Wyoming the home of both our first national park—Yellowstone in 1872—and our first national monument. Roosevelt acted to protect the Tower from commercial exploitation. -
Leaves presidency and goes to Africa
Theodore Roosevelt left his presidency and went on a safari in Africa to hunt big game in land now known as Kenya and Uganda. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first wildlife refuge
Theodore Roosevelt's second executive order was to enlarge Pelican Islands reservation, this order expands land to include all other islands in the area. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party.
The Progressive Party, popularly nicknamed the Bull Moose Party, was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé turned rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft.