Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States.  At his inauguration, President Roosevelt wore a ring that had been worn by Abraham Lincoln at the time of his death.  He won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping with the peace treaty between Russia and Japan.

Important events during President Roosevelt's administration were:

• The first wireless signal to come from Europe by Guglielmo Marconi was received on December 11, 1901.

• Men began laying the Pacific cable in San Francisco, California on December 14, 1902.

• The first "around the world" message was transmitted on July 4, 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

• The Department of Commerce and Labor was created on February 14, 1903.

• The Republic of Panama was recognized on November 5, 1903.

•  The Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina took place on December 17, 1903.

• The United States took control of the Panama Canal Zone on February 26, 1904.

• There was a major earthquake and fire in San Francisco April 18 - 20, 1906.

• Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state on November 16, 1907.

Theodore Roosevelt was:

• the third President born in New York.

• the fourth President to remarry.

• the first President to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

• the youngest President to take office at the time.  He was 42 years and 322 days old when he was inaugurated.

• the first President to visit a foreign country while he was President.

• the first President to travel under water in a submarine.