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Theodore Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., also known as Teddy or T. R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove were returned to federal control in 1906, becoming part of Yosemite National Park. This transfer of control was a result of the combined efforts of President Theodore Roosevelt and the conservationist John Muir, who persuaded Roosevelt to take action during a 1903 camping trip in the park. The Yosemite Recession Bill formally transferred the land from state to federal control, ensuring it was protected under the National Park System. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Upon President William McKinley's assassination on September 14, 1901, his Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, assumed the presidency. Roosevelt became the 26th and youngest president in US history at the time. -
Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
On Friday, October 3, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt called a precedent-shattering meeting at the temporary White House at 22 Lafayette Place, Washington, D.C. A great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. -
Elkins Act passed
Urged by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Elkins placed the bill bearing his name before the Senate in early 1902 and it passed in February 1903, moving unanimously out of the Senate and passing by a 250 to 6 vote in the House. The Elkins Act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
Pelican Island in Florida was indeed named America's first national wildlife refuge on March 14, 1903, by President Theodore Roosevelt. This small island in the Indian River Lagoon was designated as a federal bird reservation, marking the beginning of the National Wildlife Refuge System. -
theodore roosevelt wins first full term as president
Incumbent Republican president Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was passed primarily to protect consumers by prohibiting the interstate sale of adulterated or misbranded food and drugs. It was a direct response to public outcry, fueled by revelations like Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, about unsanitary conditions in the food industry. The act laid the groundwork for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nation's first consumer protection agency, and is considered a landmark piece of legislation in the Progressive Era. -
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. -
leaves presidency visits africa
Theodore Roosevelt left the presidency on March 4, 1909, and embarked on his African safari shortly thereafter, sailing from New York City on March 23, 1909. He spent several months hunting and exploring in East Africa, including what is now Kenya and Uganda. -
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.