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Finacial Panic
Due to a decline in the New York stock market, the Panic of 1893 ensued. Farmers were some of the most affected because of debts and mortgage changes.
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First Automobile testing
The Duryea Brothers tested the first American gas-powered car in the United States. It was tested in Massachusetts.
https://www.thoughtco.com/duryea-brothers-automobile-history-1991577#:~:text=In%20March%201896%2C%20Charles%20and,automobile%2C%20the%20Duryea%20motor%20wagon. -
Duryea Brothers and the first Automobile
On September 20, 1893, the Duryea brothers' first automobile was constructed and successfully tested on the public streets of Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Birth of Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1896
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Wright Brothers
The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped create an entirely new world. https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/wright-brothers -
New York Subway
New York underground subway opened to the public.
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Dismantling Standard Oil
Standard Oil broke up in 1911 as a result of a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. government in 1906 under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
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The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage
In 1909, Fitzgerald published his first written piece to his school newspaper.
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Princeton
Fitzgerald enrolled in Princeton University in 1913. He spent much of his time working on plays and publishing his stories to his school newspaper.
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The Military
After dropping out of the Princeton University, Fitzgerald enlisted in the US Army. Before his discharge in 1919, he became a lieutenant.
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The 18th amendment
In 1918, the 18th Amendment was passed and later ratified in 1919 prohibiting the sale and production of liquor in the US.
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Jazz age begins
The Ku Klux Klan marched on Washington, D.C. People sat on flagpoles, danced the Charleston, read a new novel called The Great Gatsby.
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Fitzgerald's First Novel
In 1920, Fitzgerald published his first novel titled "This Side of Paradise". This piece gave him significant attention and helped skyrocket his career as an author.
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Fitzgerald's Marriage
After spending time in the spotlight and accumulating more money than he'd ever had, he married Zelda Sayre, a former lover.
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19th amendment
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women’s suffrage, and was ratified on August 18, 1920, ending almost a century of protest.
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Paris
After marrying Zelda, steadying his income, and having a child, Fitzgerald moved him and his family to Paris. They would continue to move around Europe for a few years.
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The Great Gatsby Publishing
This is Fitzgerald's third novel, The Great Gatsby, which was published on April 10, 1925, by Charles Scribner's Sons. -
First US Television Broadcast
The first American TV station began broadcasting on July 2, 1928. W3XK was the first commercially licensed television station in the US, owned by inventor Charles Francis Jenkins
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Mickey Mouse Debut
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The Hospitalization of Zelda
Due to a schizophrenia diagnosis, Zelda was placed into mental care and move from facility to facility. The last facility she was placed in was the location of her death.
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The Crack-Up
The Crack-Up is a piece written by Fitzgerald that detailed his increasing hardships after experiencing fame. He hopped between residences in North Carolina and later relocated to California.
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Fitzgerald's Death
Fitzgerald died of a heart attack in December of 1940.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked a Hawaiian naval base, resulting in the President signing off on war against Japan.
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The End of World War 2
After Germany's surrender and peace meetings between fighting nations, WW2 was declared over.
https://www.jbsa.mil/News/News/Article/616720/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-end-of-world-war-ii/#:%7E:text=On%20the%20morning%20of%20Sept,end%20of%20World%20War%20II -
World's First Credit Card
Through Diners Club, the world's first credit card was produced and distributed. Similar to modern credit cards, owners had to regularly pay off their balances.
https://www.creditkarma.com/credit-cards/i/credit-card-history#:%7E:text=The%20first%20credit%2Dcard%2Dlike,entire%20balance%20off%20each%20month