-
Guglielmo Marconi would invent the wireless telegraph which would later be named the radio. This used radio waves to transmit Morse code. https://www.elon.edu/u/imagining/time-capsule/150-years/back-1890-1930/ -
He was born September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was the only son to his father, who was a failed author/aristocrat. https://www.britannica.com/biography/F-Scott-Fitzgerald -
The Model-T was created becoming the first mass-production car. The car was invented by Henry Ford who would found the Ford company https://corporate.ford.com/articles/history/the-model-t.html#:~:text=The%20Model%20T%20was%20introduced,of%20manufacturing%20the%20universal%20car. -
President Woodrow Wilson was elected into office in 1912 as the 28th president of the United States. He was in office during WW1 and made the decision to join the War at the very end. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/woodrow-wilson -
World War 1 began in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz. Three years later the United States would declare war on Germany. The war lasted until 1918 when Germany surrendered and signed the treaty of Versailles. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history -
Fitzgerald attended Princeton where he found himself failing many classes such as trigonometry. This led to him dropping/flunking out of college leaving him at a dead end. https://universityarchives.princeton.edu/2019/09/f-scott-fitzgerald-a-great-writer-but-a-not-so-great-student/#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20he%20dropped,on%20the%20writer's%20Princeton%20career. -
Prohibition was the legal prevention of the sale of alcohol to reduce crime. This led to underground drinking culture and led many speakeasies being opened. It would start in 1919 and end in 1930 https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition -
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that held Germany accountable for WWI and made them pay for their war crimes. The treaty would be upheld until WW2 and the invasion of Poland. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles-1 -
The Nazi Party was established which had ideas of fascism and race superiority. Hitler would find his way up the ranks leading him to a position of power within the party and then later in Germany. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nazi-Party -
After his past failed relationship, he met Zelda whom he'd marry soon after. She was the daughter of supreme court judge Anthony Dickenson and a writer who made a couple of highly regarded works as well. https://www.britannica.com/video/220358/who-is-F-Scott-Fitzgerald -
After marrying his ex-wife Zelda, he had a daughter named Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald. The daughter grew up to dysfunctional parents as Fitzgerald would often drink and wasn't as big a part of her life in the later years of his life https://www.britannica.com/video/220358/who-is-F-Scott-Fitzgerald -
On December 30, 1922, the Soviet Union was formed mainly caused of the Russian Revolution. The Soviet Union would go on to become one of the Axis Powers of WW2 but would end as an ally. https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/history-of-the-soviet-union#:~:text=The%20Soviet%20Union%20had%20its,was%20once%20the%20Russian%20Empire. -
In 1925 F Scott. Fitzgerald met Earnest Hemmingway, the author of "The Old Man and the Sea" in Paris. The two although unlikely friends, shared common interests and retained a good relationship. https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/on-the-trail-of-f-scott-fitzgerald-and-ernest-hemingway-1.2823848#:~:text=F%20Scott%20Fitzgerald%20and%20Ernest%20Hemingway%20first%20met%20in%201925,volatile%2C%20yet%20amorous%2C%20relationship. -
The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, an American writer. The book is highly regarded and is considered one of the few "Great American Novels" https://www.britannica.com/biography/F-Scott-Fitzgerald -
The Great Depression was a time period that is considered the biggest downfall of the economy in the history of the United States. This was mainly due to the stock market crash of 1929 which ended in 1941. https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/great-depression-history -
In 1930, Fitzgerald began to drink heavily and was hospallitized due to said alcoholism many times. His drinking problem led to him being jailed several times and was ultimately the reason why he would split from Zelda. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/f-scott-fitzgeralds-life-study-destructive-alcoholism#:~:text=Between%201933%20and%201937%2C%20Scott,titled%20them%20The%20Crack%2DUp. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 37 presidents of the United States. He would later lead the Nation through WW2 and go down as one of the greatest presidents of all time. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt/ -
His final completed novel, "Tender is the Night" was published with mixed reviews. The book somewhat reflected his real-life affairs and troubles with love. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tender-Is-the-Night -
The invention of the atomic bomb was through the Manhattan Project which allowed three chemists to create a nuclear bomb. Two of these bombs would be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the US which caused Japan to surrender officially ending WW2. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/atomic-bomb-history -
World War 2 was caused by Germany invading Poland and kickstarting the War by breaking their contract with the other countries in Europe. Hitler led Germany and caused the mass genocide of Jewish people and other "nondesirable" groups. This war would last till 1945. https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II -
Fitzgerald died unexpectedly of a heart attack in December 1940. He was halfway finished with his book "The Last Tycoon" which was meant to be his best work yet. https://www.britannica.com/biography/F-Scott-Fitzgerald -
The Crack-Up was a posthumous collection of writing that was originally released and published for Esquire. The pieces of writing consisted of anecdotes, letters, and explanations of his drinking addiction. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/f-scott-fitzgerald-essay-the-crack-up/1028/ -
On April 30, 1945, Hitler took his own life as he knew he was going to be detained very shortly. He took a cyanide pill and then shot himself in the head. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide -
The cold war was a political tension between the US and Russia. This would cause xenophobia between the two of them and hatred of communism among Americans. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/cold-conflict#:~:text=As%20World%20War%20II%20transformed,start%20of%20the%20Cold%20War. -
F Scott Fitzgerald's wife died in March of 1948. After becoming a widow, she died in a house fire at Highland Hospital, where she met her fate before finishing her second novel. https://www.britannica.com/biography/F-Scott-Fitzgerald