Theodore Roosevelt: certified BAMF
This day in history:
The world lost Theodore Roosevelt at the age of 60 because he finally decided it was time to sleep.January 6, 1919 - 93 years ago today.
“Death had to take him in his sleep, for if he was awake there’d have been a fight.”
—Vice-president Thomas Marshall
Teddy was a bad ass mofo.
it’s just a flesh wound
Teddy Roosevelt was a G
It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.
I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.
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Theodore Roosevelt after being shot in an assassination attempt. He went on to deliver a 90 minute speech before finally leaving to the hospital. (via picturesofwar) |
This day in history:
Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize (becoming the first American to win a Nobel prize in any field), in recognition for his efforts in resolving the Russo-Japanese war.
December 10, 1906 - 105 years ago today.
Video of former President Theodore Roosevelt becoming the first American President to fly in an airplane, during a four minute flight.
St. Louis, Missouri - October 11, 1910.
Theodore Roosevelt standing next to a dead elephant during his African Safari, which he went on shortly after the end of his Presidency.
(To be honest, I thought it was a dinosaur at first.)
