The Great Gatsby

By madelyn.sigler

  • Birth of Jay Gatsby

    Birth of Jay Gatsby
    Some articles say the character Jay Gatsby was born in 1890 and others say he was born in 1892. Also, the picture is clearly not of Jay Gatsby but of someone who portrayed him in a movie.

  • Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • Gatsby meets Daisy

    Gatsby meets Daisy
    Just as Fitzgerald meets his wife in Alabama, Gatsby meets his young love at military camp in Alabama.

  • America Enters WWI

    America Enters WWI

  • Fitzgerald meets furture wife Zelda

    Fitzgerald meets furture wife Zelda
    The exact date of his first encounter with his soon to be wife, Zelda, is not known. We know he met her in Alabama.

  • Gatsby Attends Oxford

    Gatsby Attends Oxford
    Just after Gatsby finishes his military obligations in Alabama, he attends Oxford University.

  • Black Sox Scandal

    Black Sox Scandal
    This scandal happened in the fall of 1919. Basically, baseball players weren't getting paid enough at this time so gamblers found players to pay.

  • Klu Klux Klan March

    Klu Klux Klan March
    At some point in this year, over 40,000 Klu Klux Klan memebers staged a parade and marched through Washington D.C.

  • Prohibition of Alcohol

    Prohibition of Alcohol
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    Jazz Age

    After WWI, people began paryting and drinking. They enjoyed listening to Jazz, which became popular in this time. It soon died down due to the Great Depression.

  • Gatsby and Daisy Meet Again

    Gatsby and Daisy Meet Again
    In the novel, Gatsby and Daisy meet again. Unfortunately, they are not madly in love anymore, and Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan. Once again, the picture is not an accurate representation of Gatsby and Daisy being that they do not actually exist.

  • Gatsby's Death

    Sometime in the year 1922, after having met up with Daisy again, Gatsby dies.

  • Start of Great Depression

    Start of Great Depression
    On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed, causing the start of the Great Depression. It soon crashed again days later.

  • Start of Depression in Fitzgerald's Life

    Start of Depression in Fitzgerald's Life
    As the Great Depression started, so did Fitzgerald's own personal depression.

  • Zelda is Diagnosed

    Zelda is Diagnosed
    Sometime during 1930, Zelda becomes diagnosed with schizophrenia. She is sent to a mental hospital where she will soon die of a fire.

  • Death of Fitzgerald

    Death of Fitzgerald
    F. Scott Fizgerald died Decemeber 21, 1940 of a heart attack.