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Happy Birthday!
Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. -
Pen Name
Ted started using the pen name "Seuss" when he was writing in college. -
First book!
Dr. Seuss's first book was published. -
The Cat in the Hat
"The Cat in the Hat" was published. -
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss wrote this book using only 50 different words. The 50 words are: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, you. -
TV Film
Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" TV film was released. It was 26 minutes long. -
Goodbye, Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss passed away at age 87. -
Stamps
In 2004 stamps were created to honor Dr. Seuss and all of this great works.
