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Born
Freud was born in Freiburg. Freiburg is in present day Czechoslovakia, but was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.Freud was born Sigismun Schlomo Freud. (Watson 493) -
Moved
Frued's family moved to Vienna, Austria. He moved because of the failure of his ather's business. Freud and his family settled in the Jewish neighborhood Leopoldstadt. (Watson 493) -
Emancipation Proclomation
The Emancipation Proclomation was issued by Abraham Lincoln. This proclomation did not in itself end slavery. It declared all slaves to be freed, but did not outlaw slavery. (History Orb) -
University of Vienna
Freud entered the University of Vienna with plans to become a scientist and professor. He later switched paths to become a practicing physician. Freud entered school at the age of 17. (Nordby Hall 43) -
Graduated
Freud recieved his doctorate degree from the university of Vienna. He had originally gone to be a scientist and professor. He later switched paths. (Watson 493) -
Franklin Anna O.
Freud took on the case of Franklin Anna O. with Dr. Breuer. Breuer later left the case, but Freud pursued it. He later determined it to be a case of hysteria. (Watson 495) -
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the U.S.. It was a gift to the United States from France, and was originally presented in Paris, France. It did not come over to the U.S. until later, though. (History Orb) -
Charcot
Freud began working with Charcot iin this year. They studied at the Salpetriere hospital. The researched hysteria and hypnosis. (Watson 496) -
Married
Freud married Martha Benays this year. He met her in the year 1882. Martha was born on July 26, 1861. (Watson 495) -
Operation
Freud had an operation on his jaw. This was the first of many operations to try and combat his cancer of the mouth. He contracted cancer due to his addiction to smoking cigars. (Watson 497) -
"Axis" Powers
The Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini dscribes his allience with Germany as an "axis". This is the name that is later used by the two countries. The German dictator at this time was Adolf Hitler. (History Orb) -
House Arrest
Freud and his wife were put under house arrest by the Nazis. He was allowed to leave only because of the combined efforts of Marie Bonaparte, Princess of Greece, British psychoanalyst Ernest Jones, and W. C. Bullitt, the American ambassador to France. He also had to sign a document saying that the Nazis had treated him well. -
"Dennis the Menace"
The popular comic strip "Denace the Menace" was first published on this day. The comic features a young boy named Dennis who is a constant annoyance to his parents and neighbors. This comic still runs in some newspapers today. (History Orb) -
National Panic
Orson Welles does a live radio broadcast of the novel, "War of the Worlds". The people listening at the time did not realize that it was a story, and thought they were actually being invaded by aliens. As a result, almost all of the United States went into panic. (History Orb) -
Rocket Plane
On this day, the first rocket-powered aircraft was tested. The plane ran on liquid propellants. Rocket planes are able to achieve a much higher altitude and velocity than conventional aircraft. (History Orb) -
Died
Freud died on this day, at roughly 3:00 am. He died of a morphine overdose meant to relieve the pain of his jaw cancer. He died in London. (Sowards 206)