Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1919.
The Roosevelt -- Rondon Scientific Expedition ( Portuguese : Expedição Científica Rondon-Roosevelt ) was jointly led by Theodore Roosevelt and Cândido Rondon in 1913 -- 14 to be the first Old World explorers of the 1000-mile long `` River of Doubt '' ( later renamed Rio Roosevelt ) located in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon basin which had previously been explored by the indigenous people of the area . Theodore Roosevelt . Following his election defeat , Roosevelt led a two-year expedition to the Amazon basin , where he nearly died of tropical disease . World War I ( WWI or WW1 ) , also known as the First World War , the Great War , or the War to End All Wars , was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 .