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Fitzgerald birth
Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. -
Radio and Code
The thought of radio transmission is born as the Morse code letter "S" is sent from England to Canada. -
Ford
Henry Ford starts the founding of the Ford Motor Company. -
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt is elected president. It was by the largest margin in US history with over 2-million more votes over his opponent. -
Assembly Lines
The assembly line is used to make production faster, cheaper and overall or efficient. The most notable use is by the Ford Motor Company in making cars as quick as the population demanded them. -
Army
Fitzgerald drops out of school to join the US army, but still continues to write while there. -
Beginning of a writer
Fitzgerald quits his job and begins to peruse writing in a more serious manner. -
Women's Suffrage
Women gain the ability to participate in voting. This was a result of a long period of women fighting for anything even close to equal rights. -
The Roaring Twenties
A time of growth and prosperity. Lots of change and lots of relaxation. But people were careless with the economy and did not set up a stable enough system. -
Fame
Fitzgerald begins to rise in fame and get more attention towards his writings. -
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Gatsby
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Air Conditioner
First put in commercial areas, which made business in those areas rise. Eventually, these conditioners were available for public use in personal households. -
Daughter
Fitzgerald has a child with his Wife, Zelda. They named her Frances Scott Fitzgerald. -
Alcohol Ban
The ban on alcohol begins to be more enforced in larger cities. The ban is encouraged nationwide. Encouraged illegal trade of alcohol. -
The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald's book is officially published. The book has many events and details based around his own life. -
Spiral Down
After the publishing of Gatsby, Fitzgerald begins to deal with writer's block. This causes his alcoholism to flare up even more. -
Disney
Walt Disney created and introduces his first animated cartoon, Plane Crazy. The character it features, Mickey Mouse, would later appear in the first animated cartoon to use sound, Steamboat Willie -
The Great Depression
Effected the industrialized portions of the world as the economy crashed. Underemployment and prices shot up as a result. -
Black Tuesday
Billions of dollars lost in the New York Stock Exchange. This eventually spiraled out of control and turned into the Great Depression. -
Unemployment
Within the Great Depression, unemployment was a large issue. In this year, the number of unemployed reached 13,000,000. -
Alcohol
Previous ban on alcohol is repealed. Before this, use, selling and purchase of alcohol was prohibited. -
Ball-Point Pens
The first, non-leaking ballpoint pen is invented. This makes writing easier and a good alternative to leaking pens, feather pens or pencils. -
Standstill
Fitzgerald enters a point of non-working and non-writing. Alcoholism and depression is what takes up most of his time. -
Attempt
Fitzgerald begins to try and revive his career as a screenwriter and story writer, but it doesn't work as well as he would have liked. -
World War II
After a series of conflicts, the second global war begins. For the US this event leads to the end of the Great Depression. -
Fitzgerald death
Fitzgerald, at the age of 44, dies of a hearty attack in California
