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Dr. Seuss was born Springfield, Massachusetts
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Dr. Seuss graduates from Dartmouth College then attends Lincoln College in Oxford England.
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First job at Judge magazine as a writer and illustrator.
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Marries Helen Palmer.
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Dr. Seuss' first children's book And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street is published.
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Dr. Seuss drew political cartoons during World War II.
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Dr. Seuss writes this book that includes 250 words that were important for first-graders to know.
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Dartmouth awarded Geisel with an honorary doctorate justifying the "Dr." in his pen name.
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Dr. Seuss wins a special Pulitzer Prize citing his "contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America's children and their parents".
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Dr. Seuss dies of oral cancer at the age of 87.