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F. Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896. Fitzgerald was the only son born to Mollie McQuillan and Edward Fitzgerald.
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The Boer War (1899-1902) was war between the British and the Boers (Dutch settlers) in South Africa. Boers lost their two republics, and became absorbed by the British into South Africa.
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Eastman Kodak Company introduces the FIRST child friendly camera called the Brownie! This camera made "photgraphy accessible to the masses"
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Born In the summer, Zelda is born in Alabama. Montgomery is also her hometown.
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Cuba gains independence from the United States.
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Henry Fordfounded the Ford company.
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Great Train Robbery is released. Being the very first narritive motion picture of our time.
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December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew the first controlled airplane in Kitty Hawk.
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A giant earthquake and fire occurs in San Francisco. This natural disaster sadly killed 3,000 people and destroyed 500 city blocks, making it one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century.
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President Mckinley was shot on this day. He was expected to survive due to an extensive emergency procedure, but he later died on 9-14-1906.
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Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.Re-invents the art of painting.
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At the astounding age of 14 Fitzgerald is published for the first time. "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" was the name of his work. It was published in the student publication of St. Paul Academy Now and Then.
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During 1911-1913 he attended the Newman School, a Catholic prep school in New Jersey.
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F.Scott enrolls to Princeton class of 1917. He later does publish literary works his junior year.
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Fitzgerald decides to enlist in the military, due to the unlikliness of him graduating. (the exact date of this is unknown)
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Fitzgerald is soon relocated to Montgomery,Alabama. There he meets Zelda and falls madly in love.
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In 1919 Francis is discharged. He quickly decides he wants to get married. He sets out to marry Zelda.
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After a roll of unfortunate events, Maxwell Perkins accepts "The Side of Paradise". This all occuring after Zelda refuses to marry Francis.
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The Side of Paradise is published. The work makes Fitzgerald an overnight celebrity.
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A week after hitting it big, Fitzgerald marries Zelda.
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A year after wedding, the Fitzgeralds' discover they are awaiting baby. So they travel to Europe for the 1st time, where Frances Scott (scottie) Fitzgerald is born.
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This simple accident was the small tap to start a gigantic chain reaction. All ending in the Great Depression.
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Ghandhi has a Salt March. Ghandhi leads a march in hopes that salt production and distribution will be spread equally.
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Sinclair Lewis became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.
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in 1932 Air conditioning is invented.
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Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. Causing one of the largest human caused genocides in the world.
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The most serious and life changing war commenced on this day. when Germany made changes in order World War II Began.
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Fitzgerald died on the 21st day of December in 1940 age 44 in Hollywood California. The presumed cause of death was a heart attack.
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the war eventually came to an end when Germany Surrendered.