kayla mcdonald period:4 By kayla mcdonald Jan 2, 1890 Ellis island Ellis Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot<a > Jul 2, 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act the first Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies to prevent the artificial raising of prices by restriction of trade or supply, Jan 1, 1891 French troops French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed May 7, 1891 Battle in Bunyoro Battle in Bunyoro: Capt F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed Oct 12, 1892 the plege in schools Pledge of Allegiance 1st recited in public schools Nov 8, 1892 Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland (D) elected president Jan 13, 1893 Labor party British Independent Labor Party Mar 30, 1893 Thomas F Bayard Thomas F Bayard becomes 1st US ambassador in Great Britain Aug 26, 1894 social- democratic worker's party Netherlands Social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms Nov 1, 1894 Alexander III Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies Apr 17, 1895 japanese war Treaty of Shimonoseki signed, ends 1st Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) Sep 18, 1895 alanta compromise Booker T Washington delivera "Atlanta Compromise" May 27, 1896 St. Louis tornado Tornado hit St Louis, killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless Sep 24, 1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald he was born september 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. Sep 24, 1896 Father and mother of fitzgerald these are the names of his father and mother Sep 24, 1896 only one to live Scott F. was the only one to live. he had 2 sisters before he was born but they died. Nov 3, 1896 william J. Bryan William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for president May 12, 1897 Turkish army Battle at Thessalie: Turkish army beats Greece Jan 1, 1908 school attended St. Paul Academy at age 12. Jan 1, 1920 major works fitzgerald's major works in novels are This Side of Paradise (1920); The Beautiful and Damned (1922); The Great Gatsby (1925); Tender Is the Night (1934); The Last Tycoon, unfinished (1941). Jan 1, 1925 the year he wrote Gatsby do not know the exact day he wrote it Jan 1, 1925 premerie works His primary works are This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night and The Last Tycoon. Jan 1, 1927 College fitzgerald went to princeton but was doing bad on his grades so he dropped out Dec 21, 1940 death of F,Scott Fitzerald He was an heavy drinker, and also he had two heart attacks in late 1940. Jan 1, 1948 wife of fitgerald His wife Zelda died eight years later in a fire at the High land Hospital in Asheville
