This Day in History: <br />Dr. Seuss Is Born March 2, 1904 Theodor Seuss Geisel — <br />best known by his pen name <br />Dr. Seuss — was born in Springfield, MA. Geisel first used the pseudonym <br />Seuss at Dartmouth College as a <br />contributor to the school's humor magazine. After returning from his <br />studies at Oxford, Geisel <br />pursued cartooning full time. His first book under the name Dr. Seuss,<br />And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street,<br />was rejected 27 times. In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote <br />The Cat in the Hat as a <br />vocabulary primer for children. The book was a massive success <br />and a major turning point in <br />the career of Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss published more than 60 books, <br />won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize, an Academy <br />Award, three Emmys and three Grammys. His artwork shares space <br />in galleries with Rembrandt and Picasso.
