Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, to a wealthy New York family. During his childhood, Roosevelt had asthma and was often sick, so he went to school at home. Finally his father encouraged him to improve his health through physical exercise. By the time Roosevelt attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. he was able to compete in boxing.

Roosevelt was unable to join the military due to physical illnesses.

Roosevelt overcame physical challenges to achieve success at Harvard University.

Roosevelt studied at a private school at a young age, which helped his success later in life.

Roosevelt, born 1888, went on to become a leading conservative president of the United States of America.

Then tragedy struck. Roosevelt’s mother and wife both died from illnesses on Valentine’s Day in 1884. Roosevelt moved to the western United States and worked as a cowboy and a rancher. That’s when he developed a love of the outdoors that would continue throughout his presidency.

Roosevelt was raised in the eastern region of USA, raised by a poor family.

Roosevelt learned how to cattle farm and work as a rancher after his father died.

Roosevelt's love for nature only grew increasingly stronger after the passing of his wife and mother.

Roosevelt learned cattle ranching after moving east following his mother's passing.

In the fall of 1886 Roosevelt returned to New York. He remarried, took up writing, and re-entered public service.
When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Roosevelt formed a volunteer company of cowboys, college football players, New York City police officers, and Native Americans. 

Roosevelt reentered public service near Spanish-American borders when war began.

Roosevelt remarried after returning to eastern USA just before volunteering in the war.

Roosevelt took no part in the 1989 war between Spanish and Americans.

Roosevelt, after fall 1886, took up public service duties such as postal delivery, writing local news articles, and birthing a son.

Roosevelt’s popularity after the war helped get him elected governor of New York in 1899. In 1901, Roosevelt was elected to serve as vice president to President William McKinley after his vice president passed away. But barely six months into McKinley’s second term, the president was assassinated by an angry citizen at a fair.

Roosevelt gained popularity by becoming vice president to William McKinley.

McKinley was shot during the Spanish- American war, leading to Roosevelt's deeming rise to presidency.

Roosevelt was assassinated by an angry mob.

Roosevelt become NY governor and shortly thereafter the US president.

He immediately focused on monopolies, also called trusts, these monopolies controlled the railroad, beef, oil, and other industries. Trusts had become so powerful that people were suffering from high prices, low wages, and poor working conditions. Roosevelt became known as a "trustbuster" for breaking up these monopolies.

Roosevelt went to immediate action disassembling monopolies to lower prices for working class citizens.

Roosevelt undermined the oil industries by enhancing tax breaks for monopolies.

Roosevelt supported beef, oil, and railroad industries by enabling multiple franchises in rural areas. 

Roosevelt enhanced the economy by focusing on trusts, and incentivizing monopoly executives.

Roosevelt was a problem solver when other countries had disagreements. In fact in 1905, he became the first U.S. president and first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating an end to a war between Russia and Japan.

Roosevelt faced my problems during his presidency which he was unable to overcome.

Roosevelt's negotiation tactics were easily undermined, even with support from Russia and Japan.

Roosevelt's acknowledgement toward moderating peace between Russia and Japan won him the Nobel Prize.

Roosevelt, although a problem solver, was unseen and unwilling to participate during eastern conflict in the early 20th century.

Roosevelt spent his retirement on safari in Africa and exploring the jungles of Brazil. But after the death of his youngest son, Quentin, in World War I, Roosevelt’s health became bad. He died the following year on January 6, 1919.

Roosevelt's passing, due to safari accident after WWI, came in 1919.

Roosevelt passed away after his eldest son in 1919.

Roosevelt's last years were spent exploring nature in Brazil and Africa until his death in 1919.

Roosevelt suffered a great loss after Quentin's death in 1819.