Timeline: Gatsby

Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Dec 31, 1950

Fitzgerald Timeline

Sep 24, 1896

Francis Scott Fitzgerald is born

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul , Minnesota.His parents named him after the composer of the lyrics to "Star Spangeld Banner"

Sep 13, 1900

Phillipine-American War Begins

War between the united states and Filipino revoloutionaries

Nov 20, 1910

Mexican Reveloution Begins

The reveloution started with the goal of overthrowing people of the Diaz dictaitorship. The revoloution was led by Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.

Jun 28, 1914

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

After being percived as a threat to the Serbian independence , Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated while he was on his way Saravejo. Momments later Austria declares war on Seriba , setting off World war 1.

Jun 28, 1914

World War 1 Begins

Auatria dellcares war on Seriba , officially commencing world war 1. More countries begin to declare war on each other just 1 month after Austria.

Nov 1, 1917

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald joins the US Army

Fitzerald joins the United States Army as a second lieutenant.

Mar 18, 1918

Spanish Influenza

The spanish influnza pandemic had over 675,000 casualties. The virus originated through a H1N1 virus and spread rapidly through overcrowded and unsanitary environments.

Jun 1, 1918

Fitzgerald meets Zelda Sayre

The pair first meet at a Montgomery country club as he was sationed in Alabama.

Aug 8, 1918

German U-Boats appear in US shore

German U-Boats were able to reach American waters and immeidtaly start to sink and attack 10 vessles along the Northern Eastern Coast.

Jun 28, 1919

Treaty of Versailles

The signing of the Treat of Versailles signified Germany surrendering to allied powers.

Mar 26, 1920

Fitzgerald Publishes 1st Novel

Fitzgerald's debut novel "This Side of Paradise" is published which emabrks the journey of Fitzgerlad becoming a household name.

Apr 3, 1920

Fitzgerald and Zelda Elope

After being together for 2 year , Fitzgerald and Zelda get married at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Aug 20, 1920

Nineteenth Amendment Ratified

The Nineteenth Amendment was officially put into place giving women the right to vote.

May 19, 1921

Emergency Qouta act

The emrgency qouta act was passed into law which restircted the number of immigrants coming to America. The act was infamoulsy known for excluding Asians.

Aug 21, 1921

Treaty of Berlin

Peace treaty signed by the United States and Germany regarding to the aftermath of World war 1

Oct 26, 1921

Fitzgerald and Zelda welcome their first child

The married couple welcome their first and only child Frances Scott Fitzgerald.

Mar 4, 1922

Fitzgerald publishes second novel

Fitzgerald publishes his secpnd novel titled "The beautiful and the Damned"

Apr 10, 1925

Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"

Fitzgerald wrote "The Greay Gatsby" in France with a goal to capture the American dream and potray it in a qay that would trancend different aspects of life.

Aug 1, 1929

The Great Depression

The catastrophic economic downturn after the stock market crashed. Over 24% of the nations workforce were unemployed and in massive debt.

Mar 15, 1932

Dust Bowl

Sevre dust storms that left peoples livestock and crop damaged. Many Americans were froced to find new jobs since their main source of income was the agriculture.

Apr 12, 1934

Fitzgerald Publishes his 4th Novel

Fitzgerald publishes his 4th novel titled "Tender is the Night"

Nov 3, 1936

Franklin Roosevelt Elected President

Franklin D Roosevelt won the presidential election and become 32nd president of th United States. Roosevelt was also the first democrat in 80 years to win.