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~ Roosevelt's Badlands Timeline ~
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| 1858 |
October 27 |
TR born in
New York City |
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| 1880 |
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graduates from
Harvard College;
marries Alice
Hathaway Lee |
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| 1883 |
September 7-25 |
first visit to the
Dakota badlands,
TR buys the
Maltese Cross
Ranch |
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| 1884 |
February 14 |
TR’s wife Alice
and mother
Mittie die in
New York |
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June 9 |
returns to
badlands:
establishes
Elkhorn Ranch |
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August-
September |
hunting trip to
Big Horn
Mountains |
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December 19 |
TR organizes
Little Missouri
River
Stockmen’s
Association |
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| 1885 |
April |
probable date of
the episode in
Mingusville |
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September |
near-duel with
Marquis de
Mores |
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| 1886 |
March-April |
the capture of
the boat thieves |
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July 4 |
“I like big
things” speech
in Dickinson |
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December 2 |
marries Edith
Carow in
London, England |
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| 1887 |
April |
TR visits Dakota
to survey his
cattle losses |
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| 1888 |
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brief hunting
visit |
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| 1889 |
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brief hunting
visit |
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| 1890 |
September 2-8 |
TR, Edith,
Corinne, Bamie,
and others visit
Elkhorn Ranch |
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| 1891 |
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brief hunting
visit |
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| 1892 |
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inspection tour
of Indian
Reservations,
hunting at
Elkhorn |
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| 1893 |
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brief hunting trip |
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| 1894 |
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hunting trip |
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| 1896 |
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hunting at
Elkhorn |
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| 1898 |
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sells his remaining
cattle interests
in Dakota |
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July 1 |
TR and Rough
Riders assault
Kettle and San
Juan hills in
Cuba |
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| 1900 |
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whistle stop in
Medora: “here
the romance of
my life began” |
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| 1901 |
September 14 |
TR becomes
26th President of
the United States |
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| 1903 |
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whistle stop in
Medora |
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| 1909 |
March |
TR leaves
Presidency,
embarks on
safari in East
Africa |
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| 1911 |
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whistle stop in
Medora |
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| 1912 |
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passes through
Medora without
stopping; the
failed Bull
Moose campaign |
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| 1913 |
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TR explores
River of Doubt in
South America: “my last chance
to be a boy” |
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| 1918 |
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whistle stop in
Medora |
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| 1919 |
January 6 |
Roosevelt dies at
Oyster Bay, NY |
