-
Sigmund Freud is born
Freud was born in Freiberg, Moravia, a region that is the Czech Republic today. This man would one day revolutionize the theories and cures of mental illnesses. (World Book's Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, World Book Inc.) -
Emacipation Proclamation
In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation. This proclamation declared that all slaves in the Union states would be set free. Black slaves could even fight for the Union in 1863, which tied slavery to war. (www.pbs.org) -
Freud enrolls in University of Vienna
Freud was only seventeen years old when he qualified for enrollment in the University of Vienna. Vienna was regarded as the world capital of medicine at the time. Freud received a medical degree at the university. (Sigmund Freud by Gerald Levin) -
Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone
In the year 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Bell believed that it could be possible to transmit a human's voice over a wire using electricity. After Bell and his friend played with the idea a bit further, they discovered that it worked. They issued a patent and thus the telephone was born. Today phones help us to communicate. (www.kids.us) -
Freud hears about "Anna O." from Josef Breuer
After receiving his degree in medicine, Freud researched at the Institute of Physiology. There, he met Josef Breuer, a physician. Breuer told Freud about a patient named "Anna O.", whom he had treated for hysteria. Talking to Breuer had relieved the symptoms of her mental illness. Sigmund Freud became interested in the discovery, and he decided to study mental illness. (Sigmund Freud, Pioneer of the Mind by Catherine Reef) -
Freud studies hypnosis under Dr. Charcot
After meeting Josef Breuer, Sigmund wanted to study mental illness even further. He ended up studying hypnosis under the famous neurologist Jean Martin Charcot. He soon broke off from studying under someone else and began to develop his own ideas. (The Freud Encyclopedia, edited by Edward Erwin) -
Freud reveals his ideas to the world
Sigmund Freud established his own private practice in nervous diseases at his home, working with patients seperately. He soon formed more ideas about origins and treatments of mental diseases. He used the term "psychoanalysis" to define his new system of psychology. In 1890 he revealed his studies and ideas, but was hit with hostile reactions from other physicians. However, Freud soon rallied up some followers. He eventually gained international recognition in 1910. (World Book Encyclopedia) -
Freud publishes most important piece of writing
In 1900, Freud published his most famous writing: The Interpretation of Dreams. This piece of writing would get more and more people to hear about his theories and recognize him as an important scientist. (www.britannica.com) -
Wright Brothers Fly
On December 17th, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the very first powered flight. His airplane flew twenty feet off the ground for twelve seconds at first. Nobody had ever done such a thing before; the invention was revolutionary. Planes are used today for military purposes and travel. (www.eyewitnesstohistory.com) -
The Vienna Psychoanalytic Society
In 1902, a group of Freud's colleagues gathered in his apartment to discuss interesting topics or news on pyschology and neuropathology. This group of men became known as the famous Vienna Psychoanalytic Society in 1908. (The Freud Encyclopedia, edited by Edward Erwin) -
Sinking of Titanic
The Titanic was believed to be unsinkable when it was built. On April 10th, the ship left Southampton, England, for her maiden voyage. It was, at the time, the largest ship in the world. On April 14th, Titanic hit an iceberg. It took on freezing water and started sinking. There were only 20 lifeboats, and only 705 people survived out of 2,200. The Titanic sinking changed travel safety forever. Today, there are quite a few safety regualtions for ships. (www.endmemo.com) -
19th Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920. This amendment granted women the right to vote, achieving another step towards equality. Women had been fighting for suffrage for many years (since the 1800s) and won when the amendment was passed. -
Sigmund is diagnosed
In the year 1923, Sigmund Freud was diagnosed with mouth cancer. He was an avid cigar smoker all his life. Freud went through sixteen years of radiation and chemotherapy treatments to try and get rid of the cancer, but it was there to stay. (Sigmund Freud, Pioneer of the Mind by Catherine Reef) -
Hitler comes to power
Adolf Hitler became Germany's chancellor in the year 1933. When Hitler came to power he demanded all Jews to be executed; Hitler's actions started the Holocaust. (www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org) -
Immigration to England
In 1938 Freud moved his family to England to keep his family safe from the Nazis, who had invaded their country of Austria by that time. They settled in London. (Judaism in Sigmund Freud's World by Earl A. Grollman) -
The end of Sigmund Freud's life
Freud was diagnosed with mouth cancer in 1923 and underwent many years of treatment. On August 1, 1939 Freud officially retired from his practice in the medical field. He died on September 23, 1939 in England, leaving behind many ideas and theories that would change the world of science. (www.nndb.com)
