33 moments

1. Birth at Roosevelt family home

   1858-10-27 · 28 East 20th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

   Roosevelt was born at the Roosevelt family residence at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan.

2. Family hiking in the Alps

   1869-01-01 · Alps, Switzerland

   During a family European journey, Roosevelt hiked in the Alps and later associated the exertion with relief from asthma. The evidence identifies the Alps but not a particular Alpine locality; coordinates are a representative central-Alps point.

3. Visit to Rome and meeting with Pius IX

   1870-01-01 · Rome, Italy

   On a family visit to Rome, Roosevelt met Pope Pius IX.

4. Family journey in Egypt

   1872-01-01 · Egypt

   Roosevelt visited Egypt during childhood family travel that broadened his international experience. The source identifies Egypt but no specific destination; coordinates are a representative point in Cairo.

5. Entered Harvard University

   1876-09-01 · Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

   

   Roosevelt began undergraduate study at Harvard University in Cambridge.

6. Returned to New York for Columbia Law School

   1880-01-01 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

   

   After graduating from Harvard, Roosevelt moved back to the family home in New York and attended Columbia Law School before leaving for politics. Coordinates represent the Roosevelt family-home area in Manhattan rather than a specifically documented law-school building.

7. First visit to Dakota Territory

   1883-01-01 · Dakota Territory, United States

   

   Roosevelt first went to Dakota Territory on a bison-hunting trip, beginning the connection that led to his ranching years. The source does not specify the hunting location; coordinates represent Medora, the principal Roosevelt-associated settlement in the Badlands.

8. Elkhorn Ranch in the Badlands

   1884-01-01 · Elkhorn Ranch, Billings County, North Dakota, United States

   After the 1884 presidential election, Roosevelt established Elkhorn Ranch north of Medora and learned western riding, roping, and hunting there. Coordinates are an approximate representative point for the Elkhorn Ranch site.

9. Republican National Convention appearance

   1884-01-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

   Roosevelt attended the Republican National Convention in Chicago and addressed delegates in support of John R. Lynch for temporary chair.

10. Summer residence at Sagamore Hill

    1885-01-01 · Sagamore Hill, Cove Neck, New York, United States

    

    Roosevelt stayed at the newly completed Sagamore Hill house with his sister and daughter during the summer.

11. Moved into Sagamore Hill with Edith Roosevelt

    1887-03-01 · Sagamore Hill, Cove Neck, New York, United States

    

    Roosevelt and his second wife, Edith, made Sagamore Hill their home; it remained their principal residence for the rest of their lives.

12. New York City Police Commissioner

    1895-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    

    As president of the New York City Police Commissioners, Roosevelt pursued major police reforms and personally inspected officers' beats. The evidence is a contemporaneous image caption; coordinates represent New York City rather than a specified Police Department office.

13. Rough Riders training

    1898-01-01 · San Antonio, Texas, United States

    

    Roosevelt trained the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, the Rough Riders, in San Antonio before the Cuban campaign. The source gives no more precise training dates than 1898.

14. Landing at Daiquirí

    1898-06-23 · Daiquirí, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba

    

    Roosevelt landed in Cuba with his men and began the Rough Riders' advance toward Siboney.

15. Battle of Las Guásimas

    1898-06-24 · Las Guásimas, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba

    

    Roosevelt commanded the Rough Riders in their first combat, a skirmish with Spanish troops near Las Guásimas. The event date is established by the Battle of Las Guásimas article; coordinates represent the battlefield area.

16. Charge at Kettle Hill

    1898-07-01 · Kettle Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

    

    Roosevelt led Rough Riders during the assault on Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill, riding among the advancing troops before continuing on foot. Coordinates are a representative point on the Kettle Hill/San Juan Heights battlefield complex.

17. At North Creek after McKinley's death

    1901-09-14 · North Creek, New York, United States

    

    Roosevelt was at North Creek when he learned President William McKinley had died, prompting his return to Buffalo.

18. Sworn in as president

    1901-09-14 · Ansley Wilcox House, Buffalo, New York, United States

    

    After McKinley's death, Roosevelt traveled to Buffalo and took the presidential oath at the Ansley Wilcox House.

19. Dinner with Booker T. Washington

    1901-10-01 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Roosevelt hosted Booker T. Washington at the White House, an event that drew national attention.

20. Official trip to Panama Canal worksite

    1906-11-06 · Panama Canal worksite, Panama Canal Zone, Panama

    

    Roosevelt began a 17-day official trip to Panama and Puerto Rico, becoming the first president to leave the continental United States while in office. Coordinates represent the Culebra Cut portion of the Canal worksite; the source does not identify a particular worksite location.

21. Smithsonian-Roosevelt expedition arrival

    1909-03-01 · Mombasa, Kenya

    

    Roosevelt began the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition; his party landed at Mombasa before traveling across East Africa and onward toward the Congo and Nile. The source supports March 1909 but not the landing day.

22. Nobel lecture in Oslo

    1910-01-01 · Oslo, Norway

    

    Roosevelt delivered a speech in Oslo advocating limitations on naval armaments, a stronger arbitration court, and a League of Peace. The source does not state the speech's full date; 1910 is supported by the surrounding Africa-and-Europe chronology.

23. Reached Khartoum after African expedition

    1910-01-01 · Khartoum, Sudan

    

    Roosevelt's expedition traveled through the Belgian Congo and followed the Nile to Khartoum before his European tour. The source establishes the route and destination but does not give a specific arrival date; 1910 is supported by the expedition's March 1909–June 1910 span.

24. Romanes Lecture at Oxford

    1910-01-01 · University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    

    Roosevelt gave the Romanes Lecture at the University of Oxford during his European tour. The source does not state the lecture's full date; 1910 is supported by the surrounding Africa-and-Europe chronology.

25. New Nationalism speech

    1910-08-31 · Osawatomie, Kansas, United States

    

    Roosevelt delivered his major New Nationalism address in Osawatomie, publicly breaking with Taft-era Republican conservatism.

26. First presidential flight

    1910-10-01 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States

    

    Roosevelt flew with pilot Archibald Hoxsey in St. Louis, becoming the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. The evidence is an image caption; the associated text states that he became the first U.S. president to fly four months after June 1910.

27. Republican National Convention

    1912-01-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    

    Roosevelt attended the Republican National Convention in Chicago, where Taft secured the nomination amid Roosevelt's challenge to disputed delegates. Roosevelt's presence is supported by the same account's description of his convention speech; the quoted sentence establishes the convention's Chicago location but does not itself name him as attending.

28. Presidential-nomination declaration

    1912-02-01 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    

    Roosevelt publicly declared in Boston that he would accept the Republican presidential nomination if it were offered.

29. Attempted assassination during campaign

    1912-10-14 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Roosevelt was shot while arriving at a Milwaukee campaign event, then proceeded to deliver a lengthy speech before receiving medical attention.

30. Roosevelt-Rondon expedition begins at Cáceres

    1913-12-01 · Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil

    

    Roosevelt joined Cândido Rondon's scientific expedition in Brazil; the party began at Cáceres and headed toward the River of Doubt.

31. Reached the River of Doubt

    1914-02-27 · Roosevelt River (River of Doubt), Mato Grosso, Brazil

    

    Roosevelt's remaining expedition party reached the River of Doubt and started down its previously unknown course. The source does not give an exact point on the river; coordinates are a representative mid-route location.

32. Return to Manaus after expedition

    1914-05-01 · Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    After the dangerous descent of the River of Doubt, Roosevelt received medical attention and returned to Manaus with the expedition. The source establishes return to Manaus after the April 26, 1914 reunion but does not give a precise Manaus-arrival day; date is recorded at month precision.

33. Death at Sagamore Hill

    1919-01-06 · Sagamore Hill, Cove Neck, New York, United States

    

    Roosevelt died in his sleep at Sagamore Hill following a pulmonary embolism.