Fun Facts

Did you know...

• Teddy was the first President to travel abroad while sitting in office. He went to Panama, to observe the construction of the historic Panama Canal that connects the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean.
   
• He was the first President to do all four of the following:
   Drive in a car, ride in a train, fly in a plane, and ride in a submarine!
   
• The most enduring children's toy of all time the "Teddy Bear" was named after him.
   
• He was the Chief of Police in New York City before taking political office.
   
• An assassin's bullet was stopped by the thick pad of notes from one of the long winded speeches he was famous for giving.
  Uninjured, he immediately returned to the task at hand.