Theodore Suess Geisel

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  • Theodore Seuss Geisel is born

    Theodore was born in Springfeild, Massachusets.

  • Theodore leaves for college

    At age 18, Theodore leaves to attend Dartmouth college.

  • Theodore gets married

    Theodore met his wife, Helen Palmer, when he atteneded Oxford University.

  • Theodore's cartoon was published

    Theodore's carton was published in The Saturday Evening Past.

  • Theodore's first book is published

    Theodore's first book, And To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times before being published by Vanguard Press.

  • Cat in The Hat was published

    The success of the cat in the hat mounted Theodore a spot in children's literature.

  • green Eggs and Ham and How The Grinch Stole Christmas is published

  • Geisel has affair with wife Helen

    When Helen found out Theodore was having an affair with Audrey Stone Diamand at the same time she had cancer, she commited suicide.

  • Geisel marries Audrey Stone Diamond

  • Geisel dies

    Dr. Suess died in La Jolla, California, at age 87.