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He was born in St. Paul Minnesota. He was named after a distant relative who was the author of the national anthem. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
Francis was enrolled in the St. Paul Academy. While enrolled he showed interest in theater and writing. https://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
The Wrights took flight to the next level with the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. At the center of the story of the first heavier-than-air powered flight are the Wright brothers. https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/wright-brothers -
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic. Over 1,500 of the 2,240 passengers and crew lost their lives in the disaster. https://www.historyonthenet.com/the-titanic -
With the assassination of archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria-Hungry. Suspecting that Serbia played a role in the assassination Austria hungry declared war on Serbia. https://www.loc.gov/collections/stars-and-stripes/articles-and-essays/a-world-at-war/timeline-1914-1921/ -
Russia was one of the most impoverished countries in Europe with an enormous peasantry and a growing minority of poor industrial workers. Frequent food shortages across the vast empire caused many of the events leading up to the Russian Revolution. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/russian-revolution -
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry. He was also convinced that he would die in the war. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I. As most other nations that were part of the Central Powers collapsed before or shortly after the signing of the peace treaty. https://www.loc.gov/collections/stars-and-stripes/articles-and-essays/a-world-at-war/timeline-1914-1921/ -
Draft of the covenant of the League of Nations is completed. With the goal of preventing another such war from occurring once more. https://www.loc.gov/collections/stars-and-stripes/articles-and-essays/a-world-at-war/timeline-1914-1921/ -
After his discharge from the Army in 1919, as the war had ended right before he was deployed overseas, Fitzgerald moved to New York City. https://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
From the 1920s through the 40s, jazz was arguably the most popular music in the United States. Jazz had migrated alongside African Americans from the South to northern cities such as New York City and Chicago. https://www.nps.gov/cham/learn/historyculture/jazz-americas-national-treasure.htm#:~:text=From%20the%201920s%20through%20the,halls%2C%20and%20on%20the%20radio. -
The book made the 24-year-old Fitzgerald famous almost overnight. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
He and Zelda married at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. https://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
The 19th Amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle—victory took decades of agitation and protest. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/19th-amendment#:~:text=Passed%20by%20Congress%20June%204,decades%20of%20agitation%20and%20protest. -
The first commercial radio stations in the U.S., 8MK (WWJ) in Detroit and (KDKA 1020 AM) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, go on the air. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s -
First Winter Olympic Games takes place in Chamonix France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s -
The book marked an advancement in Fitzgerald's writing technique, with the use of complex sentence structures and a controlled narrative point of view. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
The great depression occurred in 1929 and lasted until 1939 caused by an over-inflated market and poor investment choices. https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/great-depression-history -
They were in North Africa the year that his wife had a nervous breakdown which left her in and out of clinics in Switzerland for years. https://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
Hitler who was a WW1 veteran and extremely patriotic began gaining political support in the Nazi party. By the end of May 1934, Hitler had been chancellor for 16 months and dictator for 14 from the Enabling Act. https://www.historyonthenet.com/adolf-hitler-how-did-he-come-to-power -
Hindenburg exploded on May 6, 1937. The Hindenburg stretched 804 feet long and was 135 feet tall at its widest point. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-hindenburg-airship-1779283 -
World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 invasion of Poland by the Third Riech, the war lasted six bloody years against Nazi Germany, Japan, and Italy https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii -
He died of a heart attack. At the time of his death was working as a freelance scriptwriter. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
Between 1945 and 1950 events led to him holding a secure place among America's enduring writers, despite believing him self to be a failure by the time he died. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine