Though the Jazz Age is long in the past
In his words it will ever on last
For whatever our tack
We are always borne back
Boats beat on, but they go nowhere fast

Event: Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Year: 1896
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The Great Gatsby

Not content to be free by herself
She determined to share in the wealth
Though she worked underground
She became quite renowned
As she rescued her family through stealth

Event: Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery
Year: 1849
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Underground Railroad

At the first, Britain held the Lake tight
But the stage soon was set for a fight
Though his flagship went down
Perry still won renown
“Met the foe; they are ours,” he’d write

Event: U.S. ships under Oliver Hazard Perry defeat the British in the Battle of Lake Erie
Year: 1813
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Once the largest dominion on Earth
It had reached ’bout th’extent of its girth
They took Baghdad in stride
But the Mamluks defied
And to fractured empire gave birth

Event: Mamluks defeat Mongols in the Battle of Ain Jalut, the first time in history a Mongol invasion had been permanently driven back
Year: 1260
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