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Fitzgerald Timeline
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is born
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul , Minnesota.His parents named him after the composer of the lyrics to "Star Spangeld Banner" -
Phillipine-American War Begins
War between the united states and Filipino revoloutionaries -
Mexican Reveloution Begins
The reveloution started with the goal of overthrowing people of the Diaz dictaitorship. The revoloution was led by Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
After being percived as a threat to the Serbian independence , Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated while he was on his way Saravejo. Momments later Austria declares war on Seriba , setting off World war 1. -
World War 1 Begins
Auatria dellcares war on Seriba , officially commencing world war 1. More countries begin to declare war on each other just 1 month after Austria. -
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald joins the US Army
Fitzerald joins the United States Army as a second lieutenant. -
Spanish Influenza
The spanish influnza pandemic had over 675,000 casualties. The virus originated through a H1N1 virus and spread rapidly through overcrowded and unsanitary environments. -
Fitzgerald meets Zelda Sayre
The pair first meet at a Montgomery country club as he was sationed in Alabama. -
German U-Boats appear in US shore
German U-Boats were able to reach American waters and immeidtaly start to sink and attack 10 vessles along the Northern Eastern Coast. -
Treaty of Versailles
The signing of the Treat of Versailles signified Germany surrendering to allied powers. -
Fitzgerald Publishes 1st Novel
Fitzgerald's debut novel "This Side of Paradise" is published which emabrks the journey of Fitzgerlad becoming a household name. -
Fitzgerald and Zelda Elope
After being together for 2 year , Fitzgerald and Zelda get married at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. -
Nineteenth Amendment Ratified
The Nineteenth Amendment was officially put into place giving women the right to vote. -
Emergency Qouta act
The emrgency qouta act was passed into law which restircted the number of immigrants coming to America. The act was infamoulsy known for excluding Asians. -
Treaty of Berlin
Peace treaty signed by the United States and Germany regarding to the aftermath of World war 1 -
Fitzgerald and Zelda welcome their first child
The married couple welcome their first and only child Frances Scott Fitzgerald. -
Fitzgerald publishes second novel
Fitzgerald publishes his secpnd novel titled "The beautiful and the Damned" -
Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"
Fitzgerald wrote "The Greay Gatsby" in France with a goal to capture the American dream and potray it in a qay that would trancend different aspects of life. -
The Great Depression
The catastrophic economic downturn after the stock market crashed. Over 24% of the nations workforce were unemployed and in massive debt. -
Dust Bowl
Sevre dust storms that left peoples livestock and crop damaged. Many Americans were froced to find new jobs since their main source of income was the agriculture. -
Fitzgerald Publishes his 4th Novel
Fitzgerald publishes his 4th novel titled "Tender is the Night" -
Franklin Roosevelt Elected President
Franklin D Roosevelt won the presidential election and become 32nd president of th United States. Roosevelt was also the first democrat in 80 years to win. -
Fitzgerald's Detah
Fitzgerald sufferes from a fatal heart attack and passes away shortly after. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japan succeeds in a suprise military strike upon the United States at United States' Pacific Fleet naval base. -
Hiroshima Bombing
The United States drops two bombs in the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after Japans refusal to surrender.