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Theodore Roosevelt was born into a wealthy, prominent New York family on October 27, 1858. A sickly child who suffered from severe asthma, he overcame his physical weakness to embrace a "strenuous life" that would define his character. -
Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as president immediately after William McKinley died from his assassination wounds on September 14, 1901. As Vice President, Roosevelt became the 26th U.S. President and was inaugurated in Buffalo, New York, shortly after McKinley's death. -
a major labor dispute that caused a national energy crisis due to a shortage of coal for heating -
The original Elkins Act prohibited railroads from giving rebates to large shippers -
President Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order on March 14, 1903, to make Pelican Island a permanent wildlife sanctuary. -
With his victory in 1904, Roosevelt became the first president who had initially assumed the office due to the death of a predecessor to then win a full term of his own -
The valley and grove were first deeded to California in 1864, which managed them until 1890, when the surrounding area became the third national park. Then, in 1906, California ceded the valley and the Mariposa Grove back to federal control, integrating them into the expanding Yosemite National Park under the National Park Service, which was created in 1916 -
After being signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt, with strong public support fueled by Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle. -
Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act to protect the iconic geological formation, which is considered sacred by numerous Native American tribes -
Immediately after leaving the presidency in 1909, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on an 11-month scientific and hunting expedition in Africa, primarily to collect animal specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. -
The Bull Moose Party's entrance into the race split the Republican vote between Roosevelt and Taft. This division ultimately handed the victory to the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson.