Theodore Roosevelt

In May of 1895, before he emerged on the national stage, Theodore Roosevelt added New York City Police Commissioner to his resume.Using his innate sense…

Theodore Roosevelt created the first National Park in North Dakota. It was just weeks old on this date in 1904 -- one of five national parks added by…

This is National Music Week, and though it wasn’t yet established when Theodore Roosevelt was president, music was prominent during his time in office.…

As the nation’s trailblazer of the conservation movement during the Industrial Age, Theodore Roosevelt linked and compared the lives of the American…

Among the many attributes of Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy was his ability to compose insightful and penetrating speeches that, by accounts of his…

Theodore Roosevelt’s only North Dakota visit while president came in April of 1903. His railroad excursion was a two-day event, packed east-to-west across…

It was early April of 1903 when North Dakota welcomed the second sitting U.S. president to visit the state. The first, Rutherford B. Hayes, famously…

After he became president, Teddy Roosevelt established 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, four national game preserves, five national parks,…

On this date in 1917, the United States was on the verge of declaring war on Germany – an action that Theodore Roosevelt vigorously supported. He had made…

On this date in 1886, Theodore Roosevelt was preparing to set out in pursuit of three men who stole his boat on the Little Missouri near his Elkhorn…