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Edgar Continues his schooling in richmond
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United states signs a treaty declining the power of spain
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Greek war of independece starts
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Mexico interested in populating texas
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Edgar attends the academy of William Burke
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steam powered shipping begins
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one of the most interesting presidential elections in U.S history
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Poe writes his first known poem
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Edgar secretly engaged to sarah elmira royster
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John quincy adams becomes president
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John quincy adams becomes president
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Edgar poe slpits with allans
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poe is a solider and published author
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ludwig van beethoven dies
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new york passes a state law emancipating slaves
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construction begins on baltimore and ohio, first railroad track
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death of edgars foster mother
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Poe's foster mother, Frances Allan, with whom he was still close, dies in Richmond. Poe—by now a sergeant major in the Army—obtains leave to travel to her funeral.
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scotch tape is invented
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poe transferred to fortree monro
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andrew jackson becomes president
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in england the lawn mower is invented
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a frenchman patents a sewing amchine
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emily dickinson is born in massachusetts
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cyrus mccormick invets the reaperharvester
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edgar is rejected from west poin and emerging writer
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Edgar's older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27.
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Poe—now 27 years old—marries his thirteen-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at a ceremony in Richmond, Virginia.