cuddly commodity named after President Theodore Roosevelt. [Am. Hist.: Frank, 46] See:Cuteness Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, ...
the elder Roosevelt helped establish the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Teddy Jr. spoke highly of his father, saying, “My father, Theodore Roosevelt, was the best man I ever knew. He combined strength and courage with
T.R. helped bring the United States fully into the twentieth century. As America became a modern country, Roosevelt self-consciously created the role of the modern president.
October 27, 1880Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, Jr.marries Alice Hathaway Lee (First Wife) in New York City, New York. February 12, 1884Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (Daughter) born in New York City, New York. (Her mother Alice Roosevelt would die a couple of days later) February 14, 1884...
Roosevelt reluctantly agreed to accept the nomination as McKinley’s running mate in the 1900 election. “This election tonight means my political death,” he lamented after McKinley won a second term. Less than a year later, after McKinley wasassassinated by a gunman at the Pan-American Exp...
President Theodore Roosevelt to the Dakota Badlands to write, raise cattle and grieve personal losses. He grieved over the death of his mother Mittie due to typhoid and his wife Alice Hathaway Lee due to kidney failure on February 14, 1884 and initially attempted to forget his sorrow by ...
First lady of the United States (1961-1963) as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. She promoted the arts and supervised the redecoration of the White House. Following her husband's assassination she returned to private life and in 1968 married Aristotle Onassis. ...
Death Reluctant to give up on his active life just yet, even in the face of his declining health, Roosevelt went on another dangerous trip – a South American expedition. While there, Roosevelt suffered a minor leg wound, and contracted tropical fever. He lost fifty pounds, but despite it,...
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Look back at football’s brutal beginnings and President Theodore Roosevelt’s quest to save the sport from abolition.