The Anthracite Coal Strike, which took place from May to October 1902, began after mine operators refused to meet with representatives of the United Mine Workers of America.
The Antiquities Act of 1906 was deemed necessary after two decades of looting, desecration, and destruction of Native American sites in the Southwest such as Chaco Canyon and Cliff Palace.
Frederick Billings, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, was a driving influence to that railroad's expansion across North Dakota.
The Boone and Crockett Club (1888-present) was the brainchild of Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell, the editor of the influential magazine Forest and Stream.
The Brownsville Incident (1906) occurred in Brownsville, a town in south Texas, where, on August 13, 1906, a race-related fracas occurred that resulted in the wounding of one white civilian and the death of another.
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was one of several naturalists whom Theodore Roosevelt knew because of his role in the evolving conservation movement of the early twentieth century.
Anna Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931) was Theodore Roosevelt’s elder sister. Born in the family’s brownstone at 28 East 20th Street in New York City, she was always known as Bye or Bamie.
The "Dear Maria" controversy concerned the separation of church and state in regards to President Roosevelt's endorsement of the Catholic church.
Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby (1891-1977) was the daughter of Theodore and Edith Kermit Roosevelt.
The Elkins Act of 1903 was named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. This piece of legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end the practice of rebates.
Samuel Gompers was a labor leader was elected president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) at its creation in 1886.
Commodore Henry Honeychurch Gorringe (1841-1885) was born in the West Indies. He migrated to the United States, joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Civil War.
The Great White Fleet, consisting of 14,000 sailors, sailed around the world for fourteen months starting on December 16, 1907 and concluding on February 22, 1909.
George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938) was raised in New York where his family lived for a time on the former estate of John James Audubon.
Groton School (1884- ) is a prestigious, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in the city of Groton, in far northern Massachusetts.
Hermann Hagedorn is remembered for his biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and his work to promote the legacy and ideals of Roosevelt through his long service to the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Isabella (Belle) Hagner (1876-1943) became the first social secretary to a First Lady when Edith Roosevelt hired her on October 2, 1901.
Edward H. Harriman (1848-1909) was a railroad financier whose Northern Securities Company tangled with President Theodore Roosevelt and lost.
The Hepburn Act of 1906 was a bill that fortified the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and strengthened federal regulation of railroads.
James Jerome Hill is best known as the “Empire Builder” who masterminded construction of the Great Northern Railroad and created a corporation controlling major lines in the northern tier of the United States.