Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was born on this day in 1858. Research Theodore Roosevelt and learn five facts about President Roosevelt and summarize them in your own words. Try to discover why he is a part of Mt. Rushmore.

Theodore Roosevelt's mother and his wife died on the same day. Roosevelt was originally a New York City police commissioner. Roosevelt went skinny-dipping in the Potomac River. Roosevelt also won a Nobel Peace Prize. Roosevelt was blind in one eye due to a boxing accident.