Dr. Seuss's Leadership and legacy

Theodor Geisel's Birth

Mar 2, 1904

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904

Dr. Seuss attends Dartmouth College

Period: Aug 1, 1921 to May 31, 1925

Theodor Geisel uses Seuss as a pen name

Feb 22, 1925

Theodor Geisel used Seuss as a pen name for the humor magazine "Jack-O-Lantern" after getting in trouble with his dean and being ordered to leave the magazine

Theodor Geisel adds Dr. to his pen name

Apr 19, 1926

Dr. Seuss started selling cartoons to magazines

Feb 17, 1927

Marries Helen Palmer

Nov 29, 1927

Begins drawing "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" advertisements

Jan 1, 1928

Dr. Seuss illustrations appear in a book for the first time

Nov 26, 1931

Publishes his first book, "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street"

Apr 20, 1937

Theodor Geisel serves in the Army during World War II

Period: Jan 1, 1943 to Dec 31, 1946

Dr. Seuss wins award for the best documentary, Hitler Lives?

Aug 20, 1946

Theodor Suess Geisel moves to La Jolla, California

Feb 17, 1948

Dr. Seuss publishes, "If I Ran the Zoo"

Feb 20, 1950

Geisel’s only feature film is released, "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T"

Apr 27, 1952

Publishes Horton Hears a Who!

Jul 10, 1954

Dr. Seuss publishes two of his most famous books.

Mar 30, 1957

Dr. Seuss publishes, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," and "The Cat and the Hat"

Dr. Seuss became president of his publishing company Beginner Books

Jul 20, 1957

Dr. Seuss publishes two more of his most famous books

Apr 17, 1960

Dr. Seuss publishes, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" and "Green Eggs and Ham"

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! appears on TV

May 17, 1966

Dr. Seuss’ wife dies

May 19, 1967

Theodor Geisel marries Audrey Dimond

Jun 22, 1968

Dr. Seuss publishes, "Hop on Pop" and "The Eye Book"

Aug 21, 1968

Dr. Seuss wins a Peabody Award

Feb 17, 1971

Dr. Seuss wins a Peabody Award for his television specials

Dr. Seuss wins an outstanding author award

Jul 17, 1971

Dr. Seuss wins the first Outstanding Author Award presented by the California Association of Teachers of English

Dartmouth College, hosts a Fifteenth Anniversary Retrospective showcasing his work

Feb 21, 1975

Dr. Seuss receives and Emmy Award

Feb 17, 1977

He receives an Emmy Award (Best Children’s Special) for Halloween is Grinch Night

Dr. Seuss' 77th birthday is Dr. Seuss Day

Mar 2, 1981

Governors of several states (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Utah)
declare that Dr. Seuss’ 77th birthday is Dr. Seuss Day

Dr. Seuss Dies at the age of 87

Sep 24, 1991

"Read across America" begins

Mar 2, 1998

National Education Association begins “Read Across America” Day on March 2
as the largest reading celebration across the country

Universal Studios opens Seuss Landing in their Islands of Adventure Theme Park in Orlando, Florida

Feb 17, 1999

Universal Pictures releases Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Nov 17, 2000

Seussical the Musical opens on Broadway

Nov 30, 2000

Dr. Seuss Memorial Sculpture Garden opens

Feb 17, 2002

Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden opens in his birthplace of Springfield, Massachusetts, featuring sculptures of Geisel and of many of his characters created by his stepdaughter and sculptor, Lark Dimond-Cates

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That debuts

Aug 7, 2010

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That debuts on PBS