Theodore Roosevelt, age 7. He was called "Teedie" by his parents and siblings.
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Childhood
1858
October 27 - Born at 28 East 20th Street, New York, NY to Theodore Sr. and Martha ("Mittie") Bulloch Roosevelt. He was the second child of four (sister Anna "Bamie" born 1855)
1860-61
Brother Elliot (1860) and sister Corinne (1861) born
1870
Father helps found American Museum of Natural History
Creates "Roosevelt Museum of Natural History" in his bedroom
Begins intense physical fitness regime; continued throughout life
May 12 to May 25 - Goes on a tour of Europe with his family
1871
July 17 - Grandfather Cornelius Van Schaak Roosevelt dies
Receives first pair of eyeglasses at age 13
1872-73
October - Family embarks on another trip abroad; travels include Egypt and the Holy Land
Collects animal specimens from North Africa and Middle East to bring home
Receives a shotgun for his 14th birthday
May - Stays in Germany with brother Elliot to study language
November 5 - Returns home to New York
1874
Family spends first summer at Oyster Bay, future location of Sagamore Hill
Edith Carow joins Roosevelt family for summer trip
Theodore Roosevelt in rowing attire, Harvard.
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Harvard University and the State Assembly
1876-77
September - Begins education at Harvard University
July - Writes The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks
1878
February 9 - Theodore Roosevelt Sr. dies from stomach cancer
April - Acts as delegate to Montana Stock Growers Association
July 4 - Delivers speech in Dickinson (Dakota Territory) as Orator of the Day
August - Hunts mountain goats in Montana
November - Loses race for mayor of New York City
December 2 - Marries Edith Carow secretly in London
One of the worst winters in recorded history settles in over Dakota Territory
1887
Publishes Life of Thomas Hart Benton, written mostly during his time at Elkhorn
April - Visits Dakota to survey cattle losses; over half of his herd lost over the winter
Begins to sell off interests in his cattle ranchers, ensuring his managers do not suffer a loss
Takes up residence at Sagamore Hill with Edith
September 13 - First son, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is born at Sagamore Hill
December - Helps establish Boone & Crockett Club, nation's first fair-hunting organization
Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, the volunteer cavalry regiment he helped form; the idea was born from his time spent with cowboys in the Dakota Territory.
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Making Waves in the East
1888
Publishes several books, including Life of Gouverneur Morris, Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail, and Essays in Practical Politics
Briefly visits Dakota to hunt
1889
October 10 - Kermit Roosevelt born at Sagamore Hill
Publishes first two volumes of The Winning of the West
May - Starts as U.S. Civil Service Commissioner in Washington, DC; holds position until 1895
Visits Dakota on a hunting trip
1890
September - Visits Elkhorn with Edith, sisters Anna and Corinne, and others; travel to Yellowstone
1891
Publishes History of New York
August 13 - Daughter Ethel Carow Roosevelt born at Sagamore Hill
Travels to Elkhorn to hunt
1892
Goes on inspection tour of Indian Reservations, and hunts at the Elkhorn
1893
Publishes The Wilderness Hunter, final book about his western experiences
Visits Dakota on hunting trip
1894
April 10 - Son Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt born in Washington, DC
August 14 - Brother Elliott (father of Eleanor Roosevelt) dies
Travels to Dakota for a hunting trip
1895
Publishes Hero Tales from American History, in collaboration with Henry Cabot Lodge
May 5 - Resigns Civil Service Commission to become Police Commissioner of New York City
May 6 - Elected President of the Board of Police Commissioners
1896
Throughout 1895-96, received national attention for police reforms in New York City
Goes hunting at Elkhorn Ranch
1897
Publishes American Ideals
April 19 - Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President William McKinley
November 19 - Son Quentin Roosevelt born in Washington, DC
1898
TR sells his final cattle interests in Dakota at outbreak of Spanish-American War
May 6 - Resigns as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to join 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Receives Lieutenant-Colonel commission and forms the "Rough Riders"
May to August - Serves in Cuba during Spanish-American War; promoted to Colonel
August 14 - The Rough Riders land at Montauk, Long Island, to begin a six-week quarantine
September 27 - Nominated by the Republican Party for Governor of New York State
November 8 - Elected Governor of New York State; serves until end of 1900
1900
Nominated to vice presidential Republican ticket, a position some considered a political graveyard
On a campaign stop in Medora, ND, declares “here the romance of my life began”
November 6 - Elected vice president
Roosevelt as president in his library at Sagamore Hill.
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The Presidency
1901
March to September - Serves as vice president
September 6 - President McKinley shot while Roosevelt is hiking in the Adirondacks
September 14 - Becomes 26th President of the United States, youngest to ever hold the office
1902
February - Begins first of 45 antitrust suits to dissolve business monopolies
May 22 - Crater Lake National Park in Oregon established
1903
March - Establishes Pelican Island, FL as first federal bird reserve
November - Signs treaty with Panama for building of Panama Canal
1904-1905
Re-elected president
Establishes United States Forest Service
Establishes Wichita Forest, OK as first federal game preserve
Negotiates the Russo-Japanese peace treaty
1906
Establishes numerous national parks and monuments
November - Becomes first president to leave the country in a visit to Panama Canal
December - Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for mediating treaty of Russo-Japanese War
1908
May - First conference of governors convened at White House to discuss conservation
June - Appoints National Conservation Commission to inventory natural resources
1909
March - Presidency ends
In total, established 230 million acres of public lands
Public interest and celebrity increases after leaving office
A political cartoon depicting Roosevelt as a "Bull Moose"
After the Presidency
1909
March - Departs for year-long African safari with son Kermit
Writes journal articles of adventures in Africa to be published in US magazine
1910
Accepts Nobel Peace Prize (from 1905) in Norway
June 18 - Returns to NY from Africa and Europe travels
Publishes African Game Trails, a complete book about his hunting safari
1911
Delivers speeches throughout 1910 and 1911, including one in Medora, ND
1912
February - Receives petition from Republican governors to accept nomination for president
June - Republican National Convention re-nominates incumbent Howard Taft
August - Convention of the new National Progressive party (nicknamed the “Bull Moose” party)
Nominated as presidential candidate for Progressive party
October 14 - Shot in the chest before campaign speech; finishes speech
November 5 - Despite receiving largest number of votes for a third-party candidate, loses presidential election to Woodrow Wilson
1913
Publishes Theodore Roosevelt - An Autobiography and History as Literature and Other Essays
October 4 - Sails for South America for lecture tour and jungle expedition
1914
February to April - Embarks on an expedition to explore an uncharted tributary of Amazon River
Sustains severe leg injury during expedition and nearly dies
May - Returns safely to New York
Publishes Through the Brazilian Wilderness and Life Histories of African Game Animals
1916
June - Declines Progressive presidential nomination and backs Republican candidate
1917
February - Requests permission to raise infantry division "in the event of war;" request denied
Four sons enlist in military; daughter Ethel serves as a Red Cross nurse
1918
July 14 - Youngest son Quentin killed while serving as a fighter pilot in France
July - Refuses Republican nomination for Governor of New York
Publishes The Great Adventure
Makes a train stop in Medora, ND
1919
January 6 - Dies in sleep at Sagamore Hill of a coronary embolism (arterial blood clot), age 60
