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Edgar Allan Poe was born
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Poe's mother died
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War of 1812 rages on
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Andrew Jackson defeats the British
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Missouri Compromise is approved
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Erie Canal completed
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Poe went to college at Virginia
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Poe joined the army
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Poe became a sergeant major
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Poe entered Westpoint as a cadet
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Oregon Trail journeys begin
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Poe went to NY where his poetry was published
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Poe's dad dies
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Poe got a job as an editor
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Poe married his cousin
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Poe left his editing job
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Poe wrote "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym"
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Poe wrote "Ligeia" and "The Haunted Palace"
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Poe publishes "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque"
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Poe becomes an editor for Graham's Magazine
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Poe made his first detective "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
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Poe leaves Graham's magazine to start his own magazine
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Poe made "The Gold bug" then moved back to New York
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Poe became an editor at The Broadway Journal
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Poe's second wife dies
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Poe mysteriously dies
No one knows the reason why poe died, but there are many theories. these theories include drug overdose, liver failure from years of drinking, or rabies. -
81 movies have been made based on Edgar Allan Poe
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Many artists such as "Iron Maiden" have made songs based off of Poe
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TV shows have been made based off of Poe and his work