Roosevelt timeline

  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born
    Roosevelt is born on october 27th in New York.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    Creates Yosemite National Park.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated
    Roosevelt was vice president when president Mckinley was shot and killed and Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United states.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed
    This act forbade the common railroad industry practice of offering rebates for large-volume shippers.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
    This was the first national wildlife refuge, that was established by Roosevelt.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President
    Roosevelt wins first full term in office after being president for a little less than a year due to the assassination of the former president.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
    This national monument is a big rock located in wyoming.
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
    Regulations on foods and drugs are passed in order to protect the consumer.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa
    Roosevelt was the first president to visit Africa and North America.
  • Runs for president, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for president, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
    formally Progressive Party, U.S. dissident political faction that nominated former president Theodore Roosevelt as its candidate in the presidential election of 1912. First third party to win second for the presidential election.
  • Energy crisis

    Energy crisis
    The 1979 oil crisis or oil shock occurred in the world due to decreased oil output in the wake of the Iranian Revolution.