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New York's first skyscraper, an 11-story tall building, was built in 1889. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on September 24th, 1896. -
On January 1st, 1898, the five separate jurisdictions of New York came together to form the great city of New York. -
On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew the first airplane for 12 seconds and 120 feet. -
World War I was started on July 28th, 1914. -
On November 6th, 1917, the state of New York allowed women to take part in the voting process. -
In 1918, Fitzgerald met his future wife, Zelda. -
Fitzgerald moves to New York City and finds a job at an advertising agency, making $90 a month. He works there for a couple of months. -
The Jazz Age occurred in the 1920s-1930s, in which jazz music and dance styles rapidly gained nationwide popularity in the United States. -
Fitzgerald publishes his first book, "This Side of Paradise". -
Fitgerald gets married to Zelda Sayre on April 3rd, 1920. -
At 12:01, on Thursday, September 16th, 1920, 40 people died and 143 people were seriously injured in the Wall Street bombing. -
Frances Scott Fitzgerald was born on October 26, 1921 -
The Straw Hat riots occurred at the end of the summer because of a tradition of taunting people who didn't stop wearing straw hats after autumn began, larger riots began on September 15. It lasted eight days, leading to many arrests and some injuries. -
The New York Yankees won their first-ever championship in 1923 against the New York Giants. -
In 1924, soon after the birth of his daughter, Fitzgerald and his family moved to Paris, France. -
Fitzgerald publishes his third, and one of his greatest recognized books, "The Great Gatsby". -
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After the crash of Wall Street, the great depression began in 1929, this left thousand homeless and poor. -
The Jazz Age occurred in the 1920s-1930s, in which jazz music and dance styles rapidly gained nationwide popularity in the United States. -
In 1930, Zelda has her first mental breakdown and is sent to many European clinics for the remainder of the year and is later released in 1931. -
Zelda Sayre was sent to an insane asylum for having a nervous breakdown, she stayed there for approximately nine weeks. -
On October 7th, 1932, Zelda publishes her first and only book covering the failing marriage between her and Francis. -
The end of the great depression was in March 1933. -
The lift of the Alcohol Ban was on December 5th, 1933. -
Although another novel was published in Fitzgerald's name a year after his death, this was the last novel that he was alive to publish. -
World war two began on September 1st, 1939. -
On December 21st, 1940, Francis passes away due to a heart attack. -
The last book ever published under Scott's last name is, "The Last Typhoon". It was published posthumously in 1941. -
Francis' wife, Zelda, passed away on March 10th, 1948.