1906

President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.

The Burke Act of 1906 grants to Native Americans full title to their homesteads immediately, eliminating the 25-year trust period previously required.

Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle. Its vivid descriptions of the hideously unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry lead to national outrage and a government investigation.

U. S. Congress passes the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs shipped in foreign or interstate commerce.

The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 gives the U. S. secretary of agriculture the power to inspect meat and label products that are unfit for human consumption.

A rebellion threatens the stability of Cuba; President Roosevelt sends U. S. troops to Cuba, where they remain for three years.

After being accused of covering up the murder of a local white man, all 167 soldiers in an African-American unit stationed in Fort Brown, Texas, are dishonorably discharged.

Prompted by President Theodore Roosevelt, U. S. Congress passes the Antiquities Act, which grants the chief executive authority to proclaim public lands as national monuments.

The Hepburn Act of 1906 gives the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to review railroad rate decisions for antitrust violations.