Theodor Seuss Geisel By corinnspin Mar 2, 1904 Theodor Seuss Geisel born in Springfield, Massachusetts Jan 1, 1925 Geisel publishes his first cartoon where he uses "Seuss" as his pseudonym Sep 28, 1926 Geisel attends Oxford Feb 16, 1927 Geisel marries Helen Palmer Jul 16, 1927 The Saturday Evening Post published his first cartoon under the name Seuss Jun 30, 1937 "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street" is his first published book Jun 19, 1938 "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" is the first book inspired by Seuss's collection of hats Apr 28, 1939 "The King's Stilts" is Seuss's first book where a cat plays a major role Apr 28, 1940 "Horton Hatches the Egg" Apr 28, 1947 "McElligot's Pool" Apr 28, 1948 "Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose" Apr 28, 1950 "If I Ran the Zoo" wins Caldecott Honor Apr 28, 1953 "Scrambled Eggs Super" Apr 28, 1954 "Horton Hears a Who!" Apr 28, 1955 "Oh Beyond Zebra" Apr 28, 1956 "If I Ran the Circus" Apr 28, 1957 "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Apr 28, 1957 "The Cat in the Hat" Apr 28, 1958 "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" Apr 28, 1958 "Yertle the Turtle" Apr 28, 1959 "Happy Birthday to You" Apr 28, 1960 "Green Eggs and Ham" Apr 28, 1961 "The Sneetches" Apr 28, 1963 "Dr. Seuss's ABC's" Apr 28, 1965 "Fox in Socks" Apr 28, 1968 "The Foot Book" Apr 28, 1970 "Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?" Apr 28, 1971 "The Lorax" Apr 28, 1975 "Oh the Thinks You Can Think!" Apr 28, 1984 "The Butter Battle Book" Apr 28, 1990 "Oh, The Places You'll Go" Sep 24, 1991 Theodor Seuss Geisel dies in La Jolla, California