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Living like Fitzgerald
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El Presidente
Grover Cleveland takes office for his second, non-consecutive term as President of the United States. -
The Birth of an American Legend
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born to Edward Fitzgerald and Mary McQuillan in St. Paul, Minnesota. -
Teddy!
Theodore Roosevelt takes office as Mr. POTUS, not leaving the White House until March 4, 1909. -
The Kid with the 64 Pack is Always the Coolest
Edwin and Alice Binney developed the first wax crayons. The crayons were produced not just as a single good, but a whole products line, with varying shapes and amounts and colors available of crayons. -
Sky High
The first "Flyer," invented by the Wright Brothers, took flight for 12 seconds at Kitty Hawk. -
An Event that Shook the World. Well, Kind of.
At 5:12 AM, a large shock (with the epicenter near San Francisco) hit California. The earthquake lasted 40-60 seconds, followed by fires breaking out all over the city from fallen appliances; 700-3,000 people were killed. -
After Flying Comes Driving
Henry Ford manufacture the first automobile - his Model T. It had interchangeable parts designed for middle class citizens. -
Hear the Bells A-Ringin'
From 1911-1913, Fitzgerald attended the Catholic prep school, Newman School, in Hackensack, New Jersey. -
That College Life
Fitzgerald attended Princeton University with the idea to graduate in 1917. However, the comination of bad grades and a love of drinking led him to quit school. -
War of the World
Though World War I had been going on for a few years already and the United States had pledged neutrality, Woodrow Wilson took the U.S. into the war. -
We Want YOU!
Fitzgerald joined the United States Army as a second lieutenant after dropping out of college. He started writing The Romantic Egotist, his farewell letter to the world, since he thought he would die in the war. -
Sober Up
The Eighteenth Ammendment was ratified and Prohibition begins, therefore banning any beverages over 2.75% alcoholic. The government, however, did little to prohibit the sale of alcohol. -
It's what Killed Edward Cullen
Beginning in January of 1918 and not ending until December of 1920, the Spanish influenza swept across the globe, killing up to 5% of the population. About 500.000-675,000 people were killed in the United States. -
Hormones. Oh Great.
At a Montgomery country club, Fitzgerald met and became smitten with young Zelda Sayre. His lack of wealth, however, led her to doubt their relationship. -
The War is....Over?
World War 1 ends. Fitzgerald never had the chance to go to Europe and see combat. -
Rocketship to Fame
Fitzgerald became a celebrity after the publication of This Side of Paradise, a novel about youth post WWI. The book sold out in three days. -
Aah, Young Love
Fitzgerald marries Southern belle, Zelda Sayre in New York. They enjoyed the pleasantries of fame as a young couple. -
Votes for Women
The Nineteenth Ammendment was ratified, granting the right to vote to all American women -
It's a Girl!
Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald, the only child to famed writer, was born. She was born in her father's hometown, St. Paul. -
Pretty People and Unpretty Endings
The exact date unknown, The Beautiful and Damned was published in 1922. It revolves around the morality of a 1920s socialite, Anthony Patch. -
What's Wrong with Asians?
The Immigration Act of 1924 (which included the Asian Exclusion Act, among others) limited the amount of immigrants coming to the United States. It was especially directed toward Europeans, Middle Easterners, and East Asians. -
Leonardo de Gatsby-o
After travelling throughout Europe for a few years, The Great Gatsby was published. The sales of the novel were dissapointing, despite the theater and film adaptations. (Did someone say Leonardo di Caprio and Toby Maguire?) -
Who Doesn't Like Movies?
The first full-length movie with a sountrack is created by Warner Brothers - entitled Don Juan, it has the most kisses in film history, yet has no dialogue. -
I Want My Face in Rock
With the exact date unkown, the beginnings of a fourteen year project began with the start of contruction of Mount Rushmore and the faces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln. -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crashed after a decade of prosperity, beginning over a decade of mass poverty throughout the United States. The Great Depression never officially ended until the U.S. entrance into World War 2.
