D.W. Griffith introduces film star Mary Pickford. The actress Helen Hayes debuts on Broadway, age 9. President Theodore Roosevelt finishes his second and final term. Shortly thereafter ...

Among its first specimens was the skull of a seal that had washed up in New York Harbor, begged from its owner by the museum's founder, eight year old Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Frail, myopic "Teedie ...

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City to glass importer and leading philanthropist Theodore, Sr. and Georgia-born mother Martha “Mittie” Roosevelt. As a student at Harvard University (1876-1880 ...

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Both of Eleanor’s parents had died, so at the wedding, she was given away by her uncle, Teddy. Who happened to be President of the United States at the time. Franklin Roosevelt met his fifth ...

Erin and Mental Floss fact checker Austin Thompson discuss the challenges and delights of tracking down the truth about Theodore Roosevelt—and bust some TR myths, too. Learn more about your ...