teddy roosevelt

Jan 31, 2023

Why Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders carried this polka dot pattern

While wearing a bit of personal flair on your uniform might be enough to send a sergeant major into hysterics,…

Jan 31, 2023

Aug 29, 2023

Teddy Roosevelt is the reason for military PT tests

You don’t get to Teddy Roosevelt’s stature in history by being lazy. He ensured promotions were dependent on passing the PT test.

Aug 29, 2023

Aug 24, 2023

Winston Churchill’s plan to get Teddy Roosevelt into World War I

Churchill argued Roosevelt could reassure Lenin that the allies would not interfere with the Bolshevik Revolution taking place in Russia.

Aug 24, 2023

BYJoslin Joseph

Jul 19, 2023

The often forgotten Buffalo Soldiers must be remembered

Buffalo Soldiers served in the face of extreme racism and prejudice from the people they served with and people they protected.

BYJoslin Joseph

Jul 19, 2023

Jun 22, 2022

These are the only father-son pairs to receive Medals of Honor

At only two times in American history have father-son pairs both earned Medals of Honor. One pair was based in the Civil War and then World War II combat, and the other pair in the Spanish-American War and World War I combat. All four would make the…

Jun 22, 2022

Jun 1, 2023

Why it was a bad idea for Army officers to complain to President Teddy Roosevelt

Without a doubt, the most athletic President had to be Theodore Roosevelt, an avid boxer, wrestler, runner, and lover of all things outdoors.

Jun 1, 2023

Jan 4, 2023

An Army officer was why Teddy Roosevelt had to quit boxing

America’s 26th President was well-known for his love of fisticuffs. He could be considered one of the world’s first mixed martial artists, considering his love for jiu-jitsu, wrestling, and, of course, boxing. He would have to give up boxing after…

Jan 4, 2023

Apr 28, 2023

Teddy Roosevelt’s prized pistol was stolen and returned 16 years later

When you go to Sagamore Hill — the home (and now museum) that President and Medal of Honor recipient Teddy Roosevelt had on Long Island — you may see a .38-caliber Model 1892 Army and Navy revolver. This was a six-shot revolver chambered in .3…

Apr 28, 2023

BYBethaney Phillips

Oct 25, 2022

Roosevelt’s daughter placed bets in the White House

Today, anything the first children do is under public scrutiny. So imagine the scandals underway when Alice Roosevelt, daughter of…

BYBethaney Phillips

Oct 25, 2022

Oct 20, 2022

How President Roosevelt’s failed hunting exhibition inspired the teddy bear

The teddy bear is a gift often associated with children’s gifts or Valentine’s Day. They possess a sentimental value as…

Oct 20, 2022

Jul 10, 2021

How Teddy Roosevelt’s gun was as awesome as he was

In April 1990, the FBI was called to Teddy Roosevelt’s house. No one would dare steal from TR while he was alive, but since he had been dead for 70-plus years and his house was long ago turned into a museum, the thief was able to rob the place and …

Jul 10, 2021

Mar 10, 2021

Teddy Roosevelt volunteered for World War I service but was turned down

There’s no physical activity that America’s 26th President would turn a blind eye to, especially when it came to the…

Mar 10, 2021

Feb 18, 2021

The last of Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘Rough Riders’ died in 1987

The people who live through the world’s most historic events are the best connection to our past. Today, as we…

Feb 18, 2021

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

Could you legally shoot someone on a ‘wanted’ poster?

Labyrinth900 asks: Were “Wanted Dead or Alive” bounties a real thing? In other words, if you found someone that is wanted dead, could you legally shoot and kill them and collect a bounty, and not be charged for murder? A classic Hollywood tr…

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

This is why Teddy Roosevelt turned Yosemite into federal land

President Theodore Roosevelt formed the Boone and Crockett Club and many other conservation organizations because of his love of all things natural. In the 1870s, fishing and hunting …

Apr 29, 2020

Sep 12, 2019

How the Battle of San Juan Hill would go down today

The Battle of San Juan Hill is best known for the charge of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, famously called “the Rough Riders,” led by Col. (and future President) Theodore Roosevelt. However, there was much more to that battle than the single, ico…