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1890-1930 Fitzgerald’s life. Your timeline should contain a total of 25 events, 15 reflecting life and times from 1890-1930 and 10 relating to Fitzgerald’s life.
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The radio was invented by Nikola Tesla. The radio was promoted and popularized by Guglielmo Marconi in 1895. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896 http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html -
In 1899, Ford formed the Detroit Automobile Company (which was later called the Henry Ford Company and then the Cadillac Motor Car Company). http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and Harold Smith, who owned a paint company in New York City, NY, USA. Binney and Smith invented the modern-day crayon by combining paraffin wax with pigments (colorants). These inexpensive art supplies were an instant success since they were first marketed as Crayola crayons in 1903. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
On December 17, 1903, the “Flyer” flew for 12 seconds and for a distance of 120 feet (37 m). The flight took place at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
The popsicle was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
It was the first move of many that Francis would make during his lifetime. When Edward lost his job in 1908 they were back in St. Paul That same year, young Francis was enrolled in the St. Paul Academy http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
The candy called “Life Savers” was invented in 1912 by Clarence Crane, a chocolate maker from Cleveland, Ohio. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
In 1913 he entered Princeton University and his love of theatre came to the fore--he wrote many scripts for the Princeton Triangle Club's musicals including Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi! (1914). He also had stories printed in The Princeton Tiger and the Nassau Literary Magazine. Fitzgerald met many lifelong friends at Princeton including John Peale Bishop and Edmund Wilson. http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
The crossword puzzle, a word game, was invented by Arthur Wynne in 1913. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
Morgan used his gas mask (patent No. 1,090,936, 1914) to rescue miners who were trapped underground in a noxious mine. Soon after, Morgan was asked to produce gas masks for the US Army. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
On academic probation and unlikely to graduate, Fitzgerald joined the army in 1917 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry. http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html -
The Q-tip was invented in the 1920’s Leo Gerstenzang (a Polish-born American). http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
While working in advertising, he also found time to develop his first novel The Romantic Egoist. It was rejected by Charles Scribner but after three revisions they published it to great success as This Side Of Paradise (1920). Examining the morality of, and trials and tribulations of, early twentieth century youth, Fitzgerald's voice spoke to many of his contemporaries. http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
Dickson perfected the BAND-AID® in 1920, making a small, sterile adhesive bandage for home use. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
Fitzgerald now finally got a taste of his own paradise; he and Zelda married on 3 April 1920 at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
Their daughter Frances Scott 'Scottie' was born in 1922. http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
Three years later, after the birth of their first and only child, Scottie, Fitzgerald completed his best-known work: "The Great Gatsby." http://www.pbs.org/kteh/amstorytellers/bios.html -
The automatic commercial bread slicer was invented in 1927 by Otto Frederick http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
The powdered drink Kool-Aid was invented in 1927 by the chemist Edwin Perkins of Nebraska Omaha. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
The forerunner of the aerosol can was invented by Erik Rotheim of Norway. On November 23, 1927, Rotheim patented a can with a valve and propellant systems - it could hold and dispense liquids. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
In 1930 they were in North Africa, the same year Zelda had a nervous breakdown. For the next few years she was in and out of clinics in Switzerland. Fitzgerald continued to use his wife's mental breakdowns and their overall dysfunctional relationship in his writings http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chips (and chocolate chip cookies) in 1930. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
The first tape dispenser with a built-in cutting edge was invented in 1932 by John A. Borden, another 3M employee. https://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
The first non-leaking ballpoint pen was invented in 1935 by the Hungarian brothers Lazlo and Georg Biro. Lazlo was a chemist and Georg was a newspaper editor. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml -
Fitzgerald had a heart attack; a month later, on 21 December 1940 he died of a second heart attack at Sheilah Graham's apartment in Hollywood, California. He now rests in Rockville Union Cemetery in Rockville, Maryland, with Zelda by his side. http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/