On This Date in Minnesota History: September 24

September 24, 1896 - Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, author of the Great Gatsby, was born in St. Paul, Minn., on this date. He was named for his second cousin three times removed, Francis Scott Key, author of the National Anthem.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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