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Death of Vincent Van Gogh
Artist Vincent Van Gogh died in France at the age of 37 after shooting himself two days earlier. -
Opening of Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall opened in New York City. -
Opening of the World Fair
The 1893 World's Fair, known as the Columbian Exposition, opened in Chicago. -
Death of Frederick Douglass
Abolitionist author Frederick Douglass died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 77. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the third of five children born to furniture manufacturer Edward Fitzgerald and Mary "Mollie" McQuillan, the daughter of an Irish immigrant. Scott and his sister Annabel are the only two Fitzgerald children to survive infancy. -
Beginning of the Spanish-American War
The United States declared war on Spain. -
Newsies Go On Strike
Newsboys in New York City went on strike for several weeks in a significant action related to child labor. -
Birth of Zelda Sayre
Zelda Sayre is born in Montgomery, Alabama to Anthony Sayre and Minnie Machen. -
First Nobel Prize Awarded
The prize ceremonies take place annually in Stockholm, Sweden, except for the peace prize which is held in Oslo, Norway and each recipient, or laureate, receives a gold medal, a diploma and a sum of money that has been decided by the Nobel Foundation. -
Teddy Bear
Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the US and Richard Steiff in Germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, the teddy bear became an iconic children's toy, celebrated in story, song, and film. -
First World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. -
Freud Publishes His Theory of Sexuality
Freud's redefinition of sexuality to include its infantile forms led him to formulate the Oedipus complex as the central tenet of psychoanalytical theory. -
Ford Introduces the Model-T
It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford's efficient fabrication, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting. -
NAACP Is Founded
Formed in 1909 by Moorfield Storey, Mary White Ovington and W. E. B. Du Bois. -
The Tango Catches On
Orginated in Argentina and Uruguay, and soon spread to the rest of the world. -
World War I Begins
More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. -
Fitzgerald Falls In Love
Fitzgerald meets Ginevra King, his first serious love interest and a major influence on several female characters in his later fiction. They date but soon part ways. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald Meets Zelda Sayre
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre meet at a country club dance in Montgomery, Alabama. A month later the publisher Scribners rejects The Romantic Egoist but, sensing promise in the young writer, encourages Fitzgerald to revise it and try again. -
Armistice Day
World War I ends before Second Lieutenant Fitzgerald ever leaves the U.S. His failure to see foreign combat will forever be one of Fitzgerald's greatest regrets. -
Marriage to Zelda Sayre
This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald's first novel, is published. A week later, he and Zelda marry in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. -
Birth of Scottie Fitzgerald
The Fitzgeralds' first and only child is born, a daughter named Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald. The next month the family moves to St. Paul and lives there until June. -
The Great Gatsby Is Published
The Great Gatsby is published. The Fitzgeralds, who have been traveling about Europe, settle in Paris a few weeks later. -
Francis and Ernest
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway meet at a bar in Paris. Fitzgerald has already written to his editor at Scribners to tell him about the talented young American writer he's heard about in Paris circles. -
The Great Stock Market Crash
The U.S. stock market crashes, triggering the Great Depression. The Jazz Age is officially over.
