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Timeline Project [1890-1930]
Life and career of F. Scott Fitzgerald -
Publication of The Adventures of Sherlock holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is published. -
Death of Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman dies. -
X-Ray
The X-Ray and it's useful applications in the medical field are discovered. -
Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul Minnesota. -
Birth of Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway is born. -
First Airplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright make their first successful airplane flight. -
Panama Canal
The United States begins construction on a canal connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in Panama. -
Publication of the theory of Special Relativity
Albert Einstein publishes a paper on the theory of Special Relativity. -
Ford Model-T
The Ford Model-T is introduced into society through mass production. -
Founding of NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded. -
The Titanic Sinks
The Titanic sinks April 15th, 1912 at 2:20 AM. -
Enters college
Scott enrolls at Princeton University. -
World War I
World War I begins after Germany declares war on Russia. -
Publication of the theory of General Relativity
Albert Einstein publishes a paper on his theory of General Relativity. -
Drops out of college
Scott drops out of Princeton for the remainder of his junior year. -
Re-enters college
Scott returns to college to continue his education. -
Withdraws from Princeton and joins the military
Scott is forced to withdraw from Princeton and is later commissioned into the military. -
Decommissioned from the military
Scott receives leave from the military and continues his literary career. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment is ratified banning the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcoholic beverages in the United States. -
Publication of This Side of Paradise
Scott's novel, This Side of Paradise, is published, a rewrite of his failed previous work The Romantic Egoist. -
Wedding of Scott and Zelda
F. Scott Fitzgerald marries Zelda Sayre at the age of 23. -
Publication of The Beautiful and Damned
Scott's masterpiece, The Beautiful and Damned, is published. -
John Scopes Trial
John Scopes is indicted for teaching the theory of evolution to students in his science classrooms. -
Publication of The Great Gatsby
Scott's masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, is published. It receives excellent ratings. -
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse appears in Walt Disney's silent cartoon Plane Crazy.
