Robert Frost 1874 - 1914 By Dwizzil88 Mar 29, 1874 Robert Frost was born in San Francisco Born in San Francisco Period: Mar 29, 1874 to Dec 31, 1914 Robert Frost Jan 1, 1881 Red Cross established. Nov 30, 1894 Became a reporter, then returned to teaching Oct 21, 1897 Entered Harvard to become a teacher of Latin and Greek Jan 1, 1898 Spanish–American War begins. Mar 10, 1899 Wife was pregnant, and family were sick so he left Harvard Jul 8, 1900 His son died with cholera infantum Nov 11, 1900 Mother and Grandfather died(Grandfather in 1901) Nov 10, 1902 Beatrix Potter writes The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Sep 2, 1912 Arrived in London Oct 5, 1912 Wrote 12 or more poems the next few months Nov 10, 1912 Titanic sinks Apr 1, 1913 A Boys Will (First poetry book) published Nov 10, 1914 World War I begins Dec 10, 1914 Finances were bad so left London