1875 - Born on August 5th in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. American comic strip artist and cartoonist.
1896-1898 - He was employed by the St. Louis Democrat as a sketch artist, switching two years later to the St. Louis Chronicle to work as an editorial cartoonist.
1900 - He moved to New York.
- He was employed by the New York Journal.
- Newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst soon assigned him as a cartoonist to Chicago journals.
- He created 'A. Piker Clerk', which earned Briggs national fame.
- He created dozens of titles, such as 'When a Feller Needs a Friend', 'Movie of a Man', 'Someone's Always Taking the Joy Out of Life', 'There's at Least One in Every Office', 'Real Folks at Home', 'Mr. and Mrs.' and 'Danny Dreamer'.
1909 - The Goodyear Tire pamphlet was published.
1913 - 'Oh Skin-Nay!' is a collaboration between Briggs and poet Wilbur D. Nesbit and portrays a year in the life of small-town America through the eyes of the twelve-year-old boy—wood gathering, sleigh rides, games of post office, swimming holes, and sandlot ball games.
1920- Brigg's cartoons were syndicated across the country and was one of the most highly paid illustrators in the country.
1921 - Briggs and The New York Herald executed the contract.
1930 - Died of pneumonia on January 3rd at the age of 55.
Poetry Verses by Wilbur D. NesbitAfterword by Comics Historian Jeet HeerA grittier and less sentimental predecessor to Norman Rockwell, Clare Briggs exemplified the larger journey of American society...