Today in History: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Share a September 24 Birthday

The Library of Congress notes that September 24 marks the birthdays of two American writers, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, best known for his classic American novel The Great Gatsby, was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to the Library's Today in History feature.

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born to free parents on September 24, 1825, in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Library invites readers to explore its Today in History collection to search for other historic moments.