Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

  • Elkins act passed

    Elkins act passed
    The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates.
  • Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil's Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
    Devil's Tower was the first national monument. It was established by president Theodore Roosevelt.