# American Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt/Appendix C
#### APPENDIX C

CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT FROM 1858 TO 1904
| 1858. | October 27. Theodore Roosevelt born in New York City, son of Theodore Roosevelt and Martha (Bullock) Roosevelt. |
| 1864. | Sent to public school, and also received some private instruction; spent summers at Oyster Bay, New York. |
| 1873. | Became a member of the Dutch Reformed Church; has been a member ever since. |
| 1876. | September. Entered Harvard College. Member of numerous clubs and societies. |
| 1878. | February 9. Death of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. |
| 1880. | June. Graduated from Harvard College; a Phi Beta Kappa man. |
| | September 23. Married Miss Alice Lee, of Boston, Massachusetts. |
| | Travelled extensively in Europe; climbed the Alps; made a member of the Alpine Club of London. |
| 1881. | Elected a member of the New York Assembly, and served for three terms in succession. |
| 1884. | Birth of daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt. |
| | Death of Mrs. Alice (Lee) Roosevelt, Mr. Roosevelt's first wife. ​ |
| | Death of Mrs. Martha (Bullock) Roosevelt, Mr. Roosevelt's mother. |
| | Made Delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention that nominated James G. Blaine for President. |
| 1885. | Became a ranchman and hunter. |
| 1886. | Ran for office of mayor of New York City, and was defeated by Abram Hewitt. |
| | Spent additional time in hunting. |
| | December 2. Married Edith Kermit Carew, of New York City. |
| 1888. | Birth of son, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. |
| | September. Grand hunt in the Selkirk Mountains. |
| 1889 | May. Appointed by President Harrison a member of the Civil Service Commission; served for six years, four under President Harrison and two under President Cleveland. |
| 1890. | Birth of son, Kermit Roosevelt. |
| 1891. | September. Grand hunt at Two-Ocean Pass, Wyoming. |
| 1892. | Birth of daughter, Ethel Carew Roosevelt. |
| 1895. | May 24. Appointed Police Commissioner of New York City by Mayor William Strong. Served until April, 1897. |
| | Birth of son, Archibald Bullock Roosevelt. |
| 1897. | April. Made First Assistant Secretary of the Navy, under Secretary Long and President McKinley. |
| | Birth of son, Quentin Roosevelt. |
| 1898. | April 25. Congress declared war with Spain, Roosevelt resigned his position in the Navy Department. ​ |
| | May. Helped to organize the Rough Riders, and was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, May 6. |
| | May 29. The Rough Riders left San Antonio, Texas, for Tampa, Florida. |
| | June 2. In camp at Tampa. |
| | June 7. Move by coal cars to Port Tampa; four companies left behind; board transport Yucatan. |
| | June 13. Start for Cuba, without horses. |
| | June 22. Landing of the Rough Riders at Daiquiri. |
| | June 23. March to Siboney. |
| | June 24. Advance to La Guasima (Las Guasimas). First fight with the Spanish troops. |
| | July 1. Battles of San Juan and El Caney. Roosevelt leads the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill. |
| | July 2. Fighting in the trenches by the Rough Riders, Roosevelt in command. |
| | July 3. Sinking of the Spanish fleet off Santiago Bay. |
| | July 8. Roosevelt made Colonel of the Rough Riders. |
| | August 7. Departure of the Rough Riders from Cuba. |
| | August 9. Spain accepts terms of peace offered by the United States. |
| | August 16. Arrival of the Rough Riders at Montauk, Long Island. ​ |
| | September 15. Mustering out of the Rough Riders. |
| | September 27. Nominated by the Republican party for governor of New York. |
| | October. Grand campaigning tour through the Empire State. |
| | November. Elected governor of New York by seventeen thousand plurality. |
| 1899. | January 1. Assumed office as governor of New York. |
| | April 10. Delivered famous address on "The Strenuous Life," at Chicago. |
| | September 29 and 30. Governor appointed these days as holidays in honor of a reception to Admiral Dewey; grand water and land processions. |
| 1900. | June 19. Republican Convention met at Philadelphia; Roosevelt seconded the nomination of McKinley for President (second term), and was nominated for the Vice-Presidency. |
| | July, August, and September. Governor Roosevelt travelled 20,000 miles, delivering 673 political speeches at nearly 600 cities and towns. |
| | November 6. McKinley and Roosevelt carried 28 states, Democratic opponents carried 17 states; Republican electoral votes, 292, Democratic and scattering combined, 155. |
| | December. Presided over one short session of the United States Senate. |
| 1901 | January 11. Started on a five weeks' hunting tour in Northwest Colorado; bringing down many cougars. ​ |
| | April. Attended the dedication of the Pan-American Exposition buildings at Buffalo, New York, and delivered an address. |
| | September 6. Received word, while at Isle la Motte, Vermont, that President McKinley had been shot; hurried at once to Buffalo; assured that the President would recover, joined his family in the Adirondacks. |
| | September 14. Death of President McKinley. Roosevelt returned to Buffalo; took the oath of office as President of the United States at the house of Ansley Wilcox; retained the McKinley Cabinet. |
| | September 15 to 19. Funeral of President McKinley, at Buffalo, Washington, and Canton, Ohio. President Roosevelt attended. |
| | September 20. First regular working day of President Roosevelt at the White House. |
| | December 3. First annual message delivered to Congress. |
| | December 4. Senate received Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty from the President. |
| | December 17. First break in the McKinley Cabinet. Postmaster General Smith resigned; was succeeded by H. C. Payne. |
| 1902. | January 3. Grand ball at the White House, Miss Alice Roosevelt formally presented to Washington society. ​ |
| | January 6. Secretary Gage of the Treasury resigned; was succeeded by Ex-Governor Leslie M. Shaw, of Iowa. |
| | January 20. The President transmitted to Congress report of Canal Commission, recommending buying of rights for $40,000,000. |
| | February 10. Serious sickness of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. President in attendance at Groton, Massachusetts, several days. |
| | February 24. Reception to Prince Henry of Prussia. |
| | February 25. Launching of German Emperor's yacht, which was christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt. |
| | March 7. President signed a bill creating a permanent pension bureau. |
| | May 12. Beginning of the great coal strike; largest in the history of the United States. |
| | May 21. President unveiled a monument at Arlington Cemetery, erected in memory of those who fell in the Spanish-American War. |
| | June 9. President reviewed West Point cadets at the centennial celebration of that institution. |
| | July 4. Addressed a great gathering at Pittsburg. |
| | July 5. Removed his business offices to Oyster Bay for the summer. |
| | August 11. Retirement of Justice Gray of the Supreme Court; the President named Oliver Wendell Holmes as his successor. ​ |
| | August 22. The President began a twelve days' tour of New England. |
| | September 3. Narrow escape from death near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Trolley car ran down carriage, killing Secret Service attendant. |
| | September 6 and 7. President visited Chattanooga, Tennessee, and delivered addresses. |
| | October 3. President called conference at Washington concerning coal strike. |
| | October 21. As a result of several meetings between the President, the mine operators, and the mine workers the miners resumed work, and a commission was appointed by the President to adjust matters in dispute. |
| | November 19. Grand reception to the President at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| | December 2. President's message to Congress was read by both branches. |
| 1903. | January 15. President signed the free coal bill passed by Congress. |
| | January 21. President signed the bill for the reorganization of the military system. |
| | March 5. Special session of Congress called by the President to consider Cuban reciprocity bill and Panama Canal treaty with Colombia. |
| | March 12. President appointed a Commission to report on organization, needs, and conditions of government work. ​ |
| | March 18. President received report of Coal Commission. |
| | April 2. President received degree of LL.D. from the University of Chicago. Beginning of long trip to the west. |
| | April 4. President addressed Minnesota legislature at St. Paul. |
| | April 30. President delivered address at dedication of buildings of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, at St. Louis. |
| | June 6. President ordered an investigation into the Post-office Department scandals. |
| | July 4. First message around the world, via new Pacific cable, received by President at Oyster Bay. |
| | July 23. The President refused to consider charges made by a bookbinders' union against a workman in the Government Printing Office, thereby declaring for an "open" shop. |
| | August 17. Grand naval review by the President, on Long Island Sound, near Oyster Bay. |
| | September 17. President delivered an address at the dedication of a monument to New Jersey soldiers, on the battle-field of Antietam. |
| | October 15. President delivered an address at unveiling of statue to General Sherman, at Washington. |
| | October 20. President called extra session of Congress to consider a commercial treaty with Cuba. ​ |
| | November 3. Panama proclaimed independent of Colombia. |
| | November 6. The United States government formally recognized the independence of the state of Panama. |
| | November 10. Opening of extra session of Congress called by President to consider commercial treaty with Cuba. |
| | November 18. A new canal treaty was formally signed at Washington by Secretary Hay, of the United States, and M. Bunau-Varilla, acting for Panama. |
| | December 2. The canal treaty was ratified at Panama. |
| | December 7. The President sent regular message to Congress especially defending the administration policy regarding Panama and the canal. |
| 1904. | January 4. The President sent a special message to Congress regarding the recognition of the new republic of Panama. This was followed for weeks by debates, for and against the action of the administration. |
| | February. War broke out between Japan and Russia; the President issued a proclamation declaring the neutrality of the United States. |
| | February 22. The President and family assisted at a Washington's Birthday tree-planting at the White House grounds. ​ |
| | February 23. The United States ratified all the provisions of the Panama Canal treaty; preparations were made, under the directions of the President, to begin work without delay. |
| | April 30. President, at Washington, delivered address and pressed telegraphic key opening World's Fair at St. Louis. |