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Utah was refused and denied by the union for four decades until polygamy was denounced in 1890 by the churches. After that, Utah was able to join the union. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/
features/mormons-utah/#:~:text=Congress%
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The Jungle Book- known to be a collection of animal stories was first published by Rudyard Kipling in 1894. It was then later reprinted in June of 1894. https://mflibra.com/products/1894-rare-first-edition-second-printing-the-jungle-book-by-rudyard-kipling-illustrated?variant=43034597523705 -
Fitzgerald was born in St.Paul Minnesota. This is also the birthplace of two of Fitzgerald's most famous characters, Nick Carraway and Amory Blaine.
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The popular novel Dracula was published
by Archibald Constable and Company.
This book marked the beginning of a
new era for supernatural creatures. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/first-edition-of-dracula#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20first
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In 1901 President William McKinley was assassinated and Secretary Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th and the youngest president of the United States. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/theodore-roosevelt/ -
At 5:12 a.m., a foreshock took place with great force, followed by an earthquake 20 to 25 seconds later. This earthquake was one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. As its size was something never seen before, the quake ruptured north 296 miles of the San Andreas fault. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/
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Due to the unforeseen circumstances, Fitzgerald's parents had to deal with, he lived a very unstable childhood transferring from school to school. That was until his family finally settled down and Fitzgerald attended the St.Paul Academy. My copy of The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F.S. The Great Gatsby. Alma Classics) -
The person on the head of the penny is Abraham Lincoln, and he's been on the penny since 1909. Originally, the penny had a lady with flowing hair, who stood for liberty on it. https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids/about-the-mint/penny#:~:text=The%20penny%20is%20th
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In the summer months of 1911, Fitzgerald read many adventure stories, and the pieces that he would write during this time were influenced by the different famous works of writers that Fitzgerald had favored, like, Jane Porter's, "The Scottish Chiefs". My copy of The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F.S. The Great Gatsby. Alma Classics) -
At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, The Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship carried 2,200 passengers and had struck an iceberg killing more than 1,500 passengers and taking the ship down with it. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/titanic-sinks -
In May 1913, Fitzgerald applies to Princeton even though he was not doing extremely well in the catholic school he was attending. Fitzgerald's grandmother had a legacy at Princeton and this allowed him to get in with all of his fees paid. My copy of The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F.S. The Great Gatsby. Alma Classics) -
In Fitzgerald's early years of Princeton, he was in a courtship with a woman named Ginevra King. Ginevra King went on to become the model of many of Fitzerald's characters like Daisy Miller in The Great Gatsby. My copy of The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F.S. The Great Gatsby. Alma Classics.) -
Also known as the roaring twenties, the Jazz Age was a period time from the 1920s-1930s when Jazz music became popular, and women and men alike began to live a more rebellious lifestyle. Many African Americans also rose to fame with their influence of Jazz music. https://arthurstavern.nyc/2022/08/31/the-jazz-age/#:~:text=The%20jazz%20age%20began%20after,musicians%20such%20as%20Louis%20Armstrong. -
In March of 1920 after the success of his first novel, Zelda Sayre agrees to marry Fitzgerald, and the two get married in New York on April 3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zelda-Fitzgerald -
After years and years of protest, in 1919, the
nineteenth amendment was passed and it ratified by Congress in 1920, which gave all American
women the right to vote. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/19th-amendment -
Fitzgerald's famous American novel The Great Gatsby was released. It had originally failed during its beginning production but is now known as one of the greatest stories of all time. https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Great-Gatsby -
The first of many film adaptations of The Great Gatsby was originally released in 1926. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/496187/the-great-gatsby/#overview -
Alexander Flemming discovers Penicillin,
leading to a scientific breakthrough as
penicillin is able to cure a vast amount of
infections and prevent millions of deaths. https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/
landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html#:~:text=In%
201928%2C%20at%20St.
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The Empire State Building was completed in 1931 and stands 1,250 feet high in Midtown Manhattan. It was the world’s tallest building for 40 years. https://www.history.com/news/10-surprising-facts-about-the-empire-state-building -
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Earhart was known for being the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (that was Hawaii to the u.s mainland). The entire flight was 2,408 miles and ten pilots before her, died while trying to make the same trip. https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/content/earhart-solos-pacific -
On Fitzgerald's fortieth birthday, he gave an interview with the NY Post. The interviewer took the interview and brought forth the idea of Fitzgerald being a "depressed dipsomaniac" which in turn harmed his mental health leading him to try and commit suicide. My copy of The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F.S. The Great Gatsby. Alma Classics.) -
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Fitzgerald died an early death late December due to a heart attack. Many believe that it was due to alcoholism- Fitzgerald struggled with it almost his entire life. https://www.britannica.com/biography/F-Scott-Fitzgerald -
Sometime after his death, an old college friend of Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson took the rough draft of Fitzgerald's final novel, The Last Tycoon, and publishes it- although it was never truly finished, along with a few of Fitzgerald's Esquire pieces. My copy of The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F.S. The Great Gatsby. Alma Classics)