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  Dr.james naismith a pe professor at the ymca created basketball with two peach baskets and a soccer ball in 1891
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  coca-cola was able to sell its first produced bottles
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  the first race between gas powered cars in illinois
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  f scott fitzgerald was born on september 24 1896
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  a fight between America and Spain in 1898
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  the Philippines declared for war against american for independence
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  a world series between the pittsburgh pirates and boston red sox
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  mine explosion happened killing 1000 men
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  henry ford introduces the model t for 850$ in its release
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  the first indie 500 was won by Ray harrout
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  recovered after its two year theft
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  fitzgerald meets ginevra King his first serious love interest and a major influence on several female characters in his later fiction
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  trench warfare sees the use of poison gas
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  its the revolution against of czarist rule
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  fitzgerald meets his future wife at a country club dance
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  before this everyone made calls through an operator
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  had a victory of a new democratic revolution
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  gatsby is published while fitzgerald settles in paris
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  a major us road connecting chicago to los angeles
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  zelda has a break down that leaves her hospitalized which cause the story "a trip abroad"
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  fitzgerald writes stories to reflect what he retruns to in america
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  fitz writes a autobiography detailing his own break down
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  Fitzgerald goes to holywood after signing contract with mgm
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  Fitzgerald’s last story for the post was called “trouble”
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  F.scott fitzgerald died in hollywood california
