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Dr. Seuss Is born in Springfield , MA.
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He Publishes his first Cartoon in Dartmouth's Humor Magazine
Dr. Suess was an editor for the magazine. The dean banned him and his nine friends from writing for the magazine anymore because they had been caught drinking on campus. Therefor he used his middle name, Seuss, and not his real name to continue sumbmitting his work. -
He graduates from Dartmouth
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He meets Helen Palmer at Oxford University
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He Marries Helen Palmer
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His first book "And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street" is published
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He starts his career as a political cartonist
He published over 400 cartoons in a New York newspaper.
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He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps for 3 years.
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His Book "If I Ran the Zoo" is published
This book introduded the word nerd!
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"The Cat in the Hat" and "How the Grinch stole Christmas" are published
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His wife Helen dies and he re-marries
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Dr. Seuss wins the Pulitzer Prize
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He dies in 1991
He had written and illustrated 44 childrens books. He was 87.
http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
http://www.oberlin.k12.oh.us/talent/isp/reports2003/seuss/timeline.htm
