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Gatsby Timeline
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota -
The United States
1900 The U.S. population was 76,300,000 -
Teddy Roosevelt
Became our elected President and made it to our greatest presidents of all. -
U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy installs the first radio telephone aboard ships -
Leave Teddy
Becomes the first president to leave the country. -
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso unveils his cubism art, Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon. -
Radio
A radio S.O.S saves 1,700 lives after ships collide. -
The Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission assumed regulation of telegraph and telephone communications. -
Mark Twain
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) died April 21st at age 75 -
U.S. Troops
22,000 U.S. troops protected Americans along the Mexican border from the nearby battles of the Mexican Revolution. -
New Jersey
Fitzgerald attends a Catholic prep School where he meets Father Sigourney Fay, who encouraged his dreams of succes -
Fitzgerald
He Enters Princeton University -
The Dayton Flood
1913 Over 400 died in The Dayton Flood along the Miami River in Ohio -
Academics
Fitzgerald neglects studies to write scripts and lyrics for the college musical and magazines. -
Probation
On academic probation and unlikely to graduate, Fitzgerald joins the army. Makes first attempt at a novel, The Romantic Egotist. -
Camp
While at camp Shredan near Montgomery, Alabama, Fitsgerald falls in love with celebrated belle Zelda Sayre. -
Zelda
Goes to New York to seek his fortune and win Zelda’s hand in marriage-- but she is unwilling to live on his small salary and breaks engagement. -
Wartime
The Wartime Prohibition Act took effect. -
Fame
Fame comes almost overnight with publication of this side of paradise. A week later, he marries Zelda in New York. -
Climate
The United States went dry -
Second Novel
Fitzgerald Writes second novel, The Beautiful and Damned. Settles in St. Paul in time for the birth of his only child, Frances Scott (Scottie). -
Alcohol
Fitzgerald started drinking heavily, triggering frequent domestic rows. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday - saw 16 million shares traded at losses. By December 1st, the New York Stock Exchange value had dropped by over 26 billion dollars and the Great Depression had begun. -
The Noble Experiment
The noble experiment ended at 3:32 p.m. When Utah became the 26th state to ratify the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition.