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The World Building opened on December 10, 1890 as the first skyscraper in New York, having 26 stories
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The Pledge of Allegiance was first used on this day by schoolchildren to commemorate the anniversary of Columbus' voyage to America. In 1954 it was revised to add the words "under God''.
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Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896, F. Scott Fitzgerald was named after the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner''.
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Gold was found in the Yukon Territory in Alaska, beginning the Klondike Gold Rush.
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On February 15, the USS Maine Blew up in harbor at Havana, Cuba. This was a major event leading to the start of the Spanish American War.
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On this day, the Independent Republic of Hawaii was annexed into the United States using a Congress-officiated Joint Resolution.
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Zelda Sayre is born in Montgomery, Alabama
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On this day, Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to ride in an automobile.
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The Wright Brothers made their first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake started early in the morning, and was strong enough to shake down many buildings. It also caused more destruction through fires and explosions.
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On March 4th, William H. Taft was sworn into office, becoming the 27th president.
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Fitzgerald pulished his first story "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" in his school's newspaper the "St. Paul Academy Now and Then".
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Mark Twain Died, the author of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' at Redding, Connecticut.
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The ship Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg. 1,503 lives were lost in the tragic disaster.
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On this day the Panama Canal was completed. This increased the import and export of goods and made travel easier.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was on probabtion and failing at Princeton University, so he decided to join the military. He became an infantry second lieutenant at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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The 18th amendment started the prohibition of intoxicating liquor. In 1920, the amendment became law and people all over the US mourned for the death of 'John Barleycorn', which was a representation of alcohol.
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Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre one week after his novel This Side of Paradise was pulished.
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The19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
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Flappers and Philosophers was published a reflection of society, as hinted by the word 'flappers'. This was the first collection of short stories Fitzgerald published.
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Fitzgerald and his wife decide to take a trip to Europe. They travel through England, France, and Italy for three months before returning home.
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Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald was born on this day in 1921. About one month after she was born, they moved to F. Scott Fitzgerald's hometown, St. Paul, where they stayed for seven months.
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The Great Gatsby was published, and was a representation of Fitzgerald's maturing writing style.
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The Fitzgeralds move back to America after having lived in Paris for three years.
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After World War I and the nationwide zeal of the Roaring Twenties, many people invested in the Stock Market. However, when the Stock Market crashed, it ushered in the Great Depression.
