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Born
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. -
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Got the pen name Seuss
Got hIs pen name Seuss while writing for Dartmouth's Jacko- Lantern to avoid investagation by the authority. -
Dartmouth College
There he majored in english and graduated in 1925. -
Attendend Oxford College
He did not like it there so he quit that same year, but while he was there he met Helen Palmer. -
Adds Dr. to his Pen name
Seuss adds Dr. to the pen name upon dropping out of college so that his father would think that he had gotten his doctorate degree. -
Begins to sell cartoons
Begins to sell cartoons to a variety of magazines as well as do advertising work. -
Get married
Marries Helen Palmer. -
Publishes "And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street"
Seuss publishes his first book for children, And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. -
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Served in army and got a Legion of Merit
He served during the World War II and won Legion of Merit for his educational and informational films. -
Wins Best Doc. Shyort Subject Academy Award
He wins a Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award for Hitler Lives? (Your Job in Germany). -
Wins Best Doc. Feature Academy Award
He wins a Best Documentary Feature Academy Award for Design for Death, a history of the Japanese people co-written with his wife, Helen. -
Published "If I Ran the Zoo"
He publishes the book "If I Ran the Zoo" a honor to his father who was a zookeeper. -
Wins "Anamated Cartoon Academy Award"
He wins an Animated Cartoon Academy Award for Gerald McBoing-Boing -
Relaesed "The 5,000 FIngers of Dr. T"
He relaesed "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" in Colombia. -
Published "How the GRinch Stole Christmas!"
He publishes "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" -
Published "The Cat in the Hat"
He published "The Cat in the Hat." -
Becomes Presindent of Beginner Books
Seuss becomes president of Beginner Books. -
"Yertle the Turtle"
He published the book "Yertle the Turtle" -
Published "One Fish Two Fish REd Fish Blue FIsh"
He publishes One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. -
Published "Green Eggs and Ham"
He published and "Green Eggs and Ham." -
The 500 Hats of Bartolomew Cubbins"
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" -
Published Hop on Pop
He publishes Hop on Pop (Theo Lesieg) first of the Bright and Early Books are published. -
Peabody Award
He wins a Peabody Award for his television specials, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who. -
"The Lorax"
He published "The Lorax" -
Wins Critics Award
He wins Critics Award at International Animated Cartoon Festival and Silver Medal at the International Film and TV Festival. -
"Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now"
Publish the book "Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now" -
Published "There's a Wocket in my Pocket"
This is only one of his 61 books he published. -
Wins Outstanding California Author Award
He wins the first ever Outstanding California Author Award presented by the California Association of Teachers of English. -
Wins Best Children's Speacial for Halloween
He receives and Emmy for Best Children's Special for Halloween Is Grinch Night -
Governors declare Dr. Seuss 77th B-Day Dr. Seuss Day.
Governors of several states declare Dr. Seuss 77th birthday Dr. Seuss Day. -
Wins Pulitzer Prize
Dr. Seuss wins the Pulitzer Prize -
You're Only Old Once
"You're Only Old Once!" was his last book he publish before his death. -
Dr. Seuss dies
Dr. Seuss died in his sleep on September 24, 1991 at the age of 87, after a prolonged about with jaw cancer.
