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The First Oylmpics
The first modern Olympic games are held in Athens, Greece. -
F.Scott Fitzgerald is Born
F. Sc ott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. -
The First Nobel Prizes
Alfred Nobel created a will that left the bulk of his fortune to the establishment of five prizes (physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace). Five years after his death, the first five Nobel Prizes were awarded. -
Ford Model T
The first Ford car was produced in Detroit, MI. -
NAACP Formed
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a group of multi-racial activists held a conference in New York City in response to "The Call" for social equality. -
Titanic Sinks
The Titantic sinks after hitting an iceberg. -
Personal Income Tax in the U.S.
Once the 16th Amendment was passed, the U.S. government passed its first, permanent income tax law in October 1913. -
World War I Starts
The UK declares war. -
First Self-Serve Grocery Store
Piggly Wiggly, the first self-serve american grocery store opens. -
Fitzgerald Joins the Army
On academic probation and close to flunking out of Princeton, Fitzgerald takes a commission as an infantry second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and leaves school to report for duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Soon after reporting for military duty, he begins a novel entitled The Romantic Egoist. -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote in America. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles Ends World War I -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was formed as a reult of the Paris Peace Conference. -
Prohibition Begins
The 18th Amendment made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor illegal and beginning Prohibition in the United States. -
F.Scott Fitzgerald Gets Married
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre married on March 26, 1920. -
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise is published -
First Commercial Radio Broadcast
The first commercial radio broadcast aired -
Scottie Fitzgerald is Bron
The Fitzgeralds' first and only child is born, a daughter named Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald. -
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned is published. -
Immigration Act
The quota for immigrants entering the U.S. was set at two percent of the total of any given nation's residents in the U.S. -
Fitzgerald and Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway meet at a bar in Paris. -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby was published. -
All of the Sad Young Men
All of the Sad Young Men was published -
Babe Ruth Makes Homerun Record
Babe Ruth sets his homerun record of 60. -
Th Great Depression
The U.S. stock market crashes, triggering the Great Depression. The Jazz Age is officially over.
