When Theodore Roosevelt Got A Full Term As President, He Also Got Two Ostriches
On Election Day 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt won 56 percent of the popular vote, a huge majority in the Electoral College, and two ostriches. No, really.
Teddy Roosevelt Tried To Change How We Spell Words
Today in 1906 a vote in Congress put an end to one of President Theodore Roosevelt’s top priorities: simplifying the way we spell words. Or, as he would have preferred, spel wurds.
Two Young Brothers Rode Across The Country On Horseback To Hang Out With Teddy Roosevelt
Today in 1909, the brothers Abernathy, ages five and eight, started a 1,300 mile trip - on horseback, unsupervised - from Oklahoma to New Mexico and back. The next year they got back on their horses to ride to New York to see their dad's pal, Teddy Roosevelt.
Harriet Quimby, The Pilot Who Became “Queen of the Channel Crossing”
Aviation pioneer Harriet Quimby isn't as well known as Amelia Earhart or Bessie Coleman but, as the first woman to fly across the English Channel, she definitely made an impact.
Just so you know, I’m not Teddy Roosevelt’s great-grandson
By now I should know better than to keep tweeting, right? I keep getting into situations.
Escape From Theodore Roosevelt Island
Theodore Roosevelt's statue did not laugh, however. Instead, it spoke softly – or at least I thought it did. You, it told me, like so many before you, are now mine... I have a special expedition planned for you... we'll leave at once!
Theodore Roosevelt’s Grave
Young's Memorial Cemetery is a small, steep spot on the way to TR's house, known today as the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.