Theodore Roosevelt Facts
Theodore Roosevelt, was the 26th President of the United States. Check out the interesting facts we collected for you. Amaze your friends with these facts!
- Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858.
- Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president, assuming the office at the age of 42.
- He spearheaded the creation of the United States Forest Service, and established five new national parks.
He was the first former President to suffer an assassination attempt. While running as a candidate for the Progressive Party (better known as the “Bull Moose Party”) on October 13, 1912, TR was shot at close range.
- Roosevelt was responsible for the start of the Wildlife Refuge system.
- The teddy bear was named after Roosevelt, in response to a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a bear after it had been tied to a tree.
- Theodore Roosevelt agreed to the construction of the Panama Canal.
- He established the U.S. as the “police power” for the Western Hemisphere.
- He helped to increase the government regulation and safety standards of food and medicine with the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
- In 1906, Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role of negotiator in the Russo-Japanese War.
- Roosevelt was the first to dub the executive mansion “The White House”.
- Roosevelt is the only U.S. president to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor.
- In 1902, Roosevelt was the first president to be seen riding in an automobile in public.
- He was blind in his left eye due to an injury in a boxing match.
- Roosevelt authored over 25 books.
- Theodore Roosevelt died when he was 60 years of age on January 6, 1919.
