On October 28, 1858, Theodore ... legend. Roosevelt returned as a war hero to an adoring American public and his popularity won him the governorship of New York in 1898. As Governor, he again ...

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City ... Republican Boss Thomas C. Platt assisted Roosevelt, “The hero of San Juan Hill”, to become Governor of New York in order to defeat popular Democrat, ...

When President McKinley was assassinated and Theodore ... rules. Roosevelt’s attitudes on race fluctuated, though he was generally considered a moderate during his era. As governor of New ...

In 1901, after two years as governor of New York, Teddy was elected vice-president of the United States. The following year, while hunting in the Adirondacks in upstate New York, Roosevelt received ...