1904- Theodor Seuss Geisel is born on March 2 in Springfield, Massachusetts
1918- Meets President Theodore Roosevelt in recognition of selling war bonds
1921- Enters Dartmouth College
1925- Graduates Dartmouth College
- Goes to England and enters Oxford College
- Meets Helen Palmer while at Oxford
1926- Travels to Europe with his family
1927- Returns to the United States
- His first cartoon was published in Saturday Evening Post
- Moves to New York City
- Marries Helen Palmer
1928- Start work illustrating ads for Flit insecticide
1931- His mother dies
1938- Moves to Random House from Vanguard Press
1941- Moves to Hollywood to join the Signal Corps
1948- Moves to La Jolla, California with Helen
1956- Receives honorary doctorate from Dartmouth College
1957- Becomes president of Random House’s Beginner Books division
1966- Works on TV adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas airs on December 18
1967- Works on TV adaptation of Horton Hears a Who!
- Horton Hears a Who! Airs on Thanksgiving
- Helen Geisel dies
1969- Marries Audrey Stone
1975- Undergoes treatment for glaucoma
1980- Vision completely restored
1983- First diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment
1985- Receives honorary degree from Princeton University
1991- Dies on September 24
(Dean)
1918- Meets President Theodore Roosevelt in recognition of selling war bonds
1921- Enters Dartmouth College
1925- Graduates Dartmouth College
- Goes to England and enters Oxford College
- Meets Helen Palmer while at Oxford
1926- Travels to Europe with his family
1927- Returns to the United States
- His first cartoon was published in Saturday Evening Post
- Moves to New York City
- Marries Helen Palmer
1928- Start work illustrating ads for Flit insecticide
1931- His mother dies
1938- Moves to Random House from Vanguard Press
1941- Moves to Hollywood to join the Signal Corps
1948- Moves to La Jolla, California with Helen
1956- Receives honorary doctorate from Dartmouth College
1957- Becomes president of Random House’s Beginner Books division
1966- Works on TV adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas airs on December 18
1967- Works on TV adaptation of Horton Hears a Who!
- Horton Hears a Who! Airs on Thanksgiving
- Helen Geisel dies
1969- Marries Audrey Stone
1975- Undergoes treatment for glaucoma
1980- Vision completely restored
1983- First diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment
1985- Receives honorary degree from Princeton University
1991- Dies on September 24
(Dean)