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Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Republican Political Party? Did you know that the teddy bear was named after President Theodore Roosevelt? Did you know that he was blind in one eye due to a boxing injury?
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Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York on October 27, 1858
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He was born into a wealthy family of half Irish and half Dutch descent and had three siblings, two sisters and a brother
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Theodore Roosevelt was home school educated with tutors in 1876 he went to Harvard College from which he graduated in 1880
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He married twice, his first wife was Alice Hathaway Lee and they married on October 27, 1880. Alice died 48 hours after their daughter was born and Theodore Roosevelt's mother died later on the same day!
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Theodore Roosevelt's second marriage was to Edith Kermit Carow on December 2, 1886. They had known each other since childhood and together they had five children
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Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of America in 1901 when he was 42 years of age. He served two terms until 1909
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Key events during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt include; The "Square Deal" domestic program, The Russo-Japanese War (between 1904-1905) and the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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In 1906 Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his success in ending the Russo-Japanese War
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Theodore Roosevelt agreed to the construction of the Panama Canal; a 77km strip of water connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
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His nicknames include; Teddy, Trust Buster, TR and the Great Conservationist
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Theodore Roosevelt had two pets a guinea pig; who he named Father O'Grady and a snake called Emily Spinach!
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Theodore Roosevelt was interested in protecting the environment; he allocated 200 million acres to be preserved as national forests
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A sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt's head, measuring 60-foot high (18 m) is carved into the granite of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
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Theodore Roosevelt died when he was 60 years of age on January 6, 1919; he was in Oyster Bay, New York
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He is buried at Young’s Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York
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