7). Navy Crosses went to 15 men, among them Lieut. Colonel James Roosevelt. Back in action with his outfit, he got his medal on Guadalcanal last October from CINCPAC Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

Saturday, Feb. 1 is George Washington Carver Day in Iowa, a well-deserved honor for the recipient of the Spingarn Medal, Roosevelt Medal, fellow of the Royal Society in London, and posthumous ...

On October 14, 1912, shortly before the presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt was shot at a campaign rally. The bullet was impeded by a copy of Roosevelt's speech and his glasses case.

Without it, DOGE may end up making little impact. On June 3, 1905, Republican President Theodore Roosevelt empaneled a “Committee on Government Methods,” recognizing that the government was in ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 6, 1919, former President Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep in Oyster Bay, New York, at age 60. That he was so ...

Theodore Roosevelt became a national hero after leading a voluntary cavalry, the Rough Riders, in the Spanish-American War. After, the former assistant naval secretary served as New York governor ...

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. is born to Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (Thee) and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt (Mittie) at 28 E. 20th Street in New York City. The Roosevelts return from their trip abroad.