Born October 27, 1858 in New York City, New York (click title to entry - thank you)
Died January 6, 1919 at Sagamore Hill, his home on Long Island, New York
Accomplishments
Graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, in 1880 26th President of the United States of America (1901-1909) First American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for ending Russo-Japanese War in 1905 Wrote more than 35 books Father of six childrenAs 26th President of the United States of America, Theodore Roosevelt left an extensive and lasting legacy of environmental conservation and stewardship.
On March 14, 1903, President Roosevelt created the nation’s first wildlife refuge on Pelican Island in Florida. Located in the Indian River Lagoon just north of Vero Beach on Florida’s southeast coast, the three-acre island was home to pelicans, herons, egrets and other birds that were being hunted and killed for their large colorful and exotic feathers. The feathers, which were more commonly called plumes, adorned the most fashionable hats of the day and were in great demand both in America and across the Atlantic in Europe. By declaring the island a wildlife sanctuary, President Roosevelt protected the birds from professional plume hunters that were slaughtering flocks of the nesting birds. The National Wildlife Refuge system is now the largest in the world with over 500 refuges with more than 93,000 million acres of land....
