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Czar Nicholas II Crowning
Nicholas II ascended the throne after the death of his father in 1894. He was the last czar of Russia and has been characterized as a naive and incompetent leader during his reign due to being unprepared for the role. https://www.thoughtco.com/nicholas-ii-1779830 -
Fitzgerald's Birth
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896. He is the second cousin of the person who wrote the National Anthem. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
Queen Victoria Passes Away
The Victorian era marked the end after Queen Victoria of England, passes away after her reign of more than 63 years. https://www.thoughtco.com/1900s-timeline-1779947 -
President William McKinley Assassination
The 25th president of the United States, William McKinley, was assassinated after being shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. https://www.history.com/news/the-assassination-of-president-william-mckinley -
San Francisco Earthquake
A major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9, struck the coast of Northern California on April 18, 1906, at 5:12 am. https://www.britannica.com/event/San-Francisco-earthquake-of-1906 -
Fitzgerald Attended Newman School
When Fitzgerald was 15 years old, his parents sent him to the Newman School, a prestigious Catholic preparatory school in New Jersey. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/f-scott-fitzgerald -
The Assembly Line
The assembly line is an industrial technique created by Henry Ford to minimize unnecessary movements and increase productivity. It was used to mass-produce products such as the Model T. https://www.thoughtco.com/henry-ford-and-the-assembly-line-1779201 -
U.S Enters World War I
World War I, also called First World War or Great War, was an international conflict in 1914–18 that involved most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, and many other regions. https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I -
Fitzgerald Enlisted Into The Army
As Fitzgerald was on academic probation and unlikely to graduate, he joined the army in 1917 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry. He believed that he would die in the war, so he wrote a novel named, “The Romantic Egotist”. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
18th Amendment
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Fitzgerald's Wife
Fitzgerald was transferred to Camp Sheridan, near Montgomery, Alabama, where he fell in love with Zelda Sayre, the youngest daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court judge. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
Spanish Flu Pandemic
A flu pandemic that infected roughly about 500 million people worldwide. The Spanish Flu was first found in Europe, before quickly spreading around the world. https://www.britannica.com/event/influenza-pandemic-of-1918-1919 -
Roaring 20s & Women Voting Rights
During The Roaring '20s, the stock market was booming, speakeasies, short skirts, the Charleston, and jazz were popular. Women also gained the right to vote, which shifted the tides in women's suffrage. https://www.thoughtco.com/20th-century-timelines-1779957 -
Fitzgerald Became Famous
On March 26, 1920, the publication This Side of Paradise, made Fitzgerald famous overnight and married Zelda Sayre the following week in New York. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
Birth of Fitzgerald's Daughter
Fitzgerald's daughter, Frances Scott (Scottie) FitzgeraldWhen Zelda Fitzgerald, was born on October 1921, in France. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
The Great Gatsby Novel Publish
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published in 1925 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. The novel tells a story that took place during the Roaring '20s about Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, who is in pursuit of a married woman named Daisy Buchannan.
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Great Depression Begins
A worldwide severe economic downfall that was characterized by mass unemployment, banking panics, homelessness, and steep declines in stock, prices, and industrial production. https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Depression -
Movie Writing In Hollywood
In 1931, Fitzgerald returned to the United States and traveled to California to write screenplays for the Metro Goldwyn Meyer filmstudio. Among the scripts he worked on were "Red-Headed Woman", "A Yank at Oxford", "Marie Antoinette", and "Three Comrades". https://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/ -
Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner, composed by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the official national anthem of the United States after President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-star-spangled-banner-becomes-official -
Tender Is The Night Publication
Fitzgerald finished his fourth book, Tender Is the Night, at "La Paix", a home he rented outside of Baltimore in 1934. However, after being published it was a disaster and the merits of it were disputed by critics. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php -
World War 2
World War II or Second World War, commonly abbreviated as WWII, was a conflict that involved every part of the world that lasted from 1939–45. Many participants threw their industrial and scientific capabilities to this total war. https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II -
F. Scott Fitzgerald Death
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald passed away from a heart attack at age 44, in 1940.
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Pearl Harbor Attack
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on a naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, United States. This triggered the U.S. participation in World War II. https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack -
President Roosevelt Passes Away
While running for the presidency, Roosevelt's health was already deteriorating. And while sitting for a portrait, Franklin D. Roosevelt collapsed and died from a cerebral hemorrhage. https://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/death-of-the-president -
First Black Player in MLB
Jackie Robinson, an African American professional baseball player, became the first black player in Major League Baseball after starting at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson