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Edgar Allan Poe is born
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories. -
Poe's Sister is born
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe was born sister to Edgar in Dec. 10, 1810 -
Poe's Parents Die
Elizabeth Arnold Poe, a British actress, and David Poe, Jr., an actor who was born in Baltimore, were parents to Edgar Allan Poe. -
Poe writes his first poem
His first collection of poems, Tamerlane, and Other Poems, were published the following years. -
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published
Edgar Allan Poe joined the army as a way to support himself due to an estranged relationship with the foster father who had financially supported him. -
Poe's older brother dies
William Henry Leonard Poe, often referred to as Henry Poe, was a sailor, amateur poet and the older brother of Edgar Allan Poe. -
Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm
the daughter of Maria Poe Clemm and William Clemm, Jr. On the day they were married, May 16, 1836, in Richmond, Virginia, Poe was 27 years old and Virginia was 13 years. -
Poe writes his first novel "The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym"
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon is the only complete novel written by Edgar Allan Poe. -
Poe's story collection "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque" is published in two volumes
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. -
Poe publishes the poem, "The Raven"
The poem is recognized for its musicality and supernatural atmosphere. -
Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx
One day while she was playing the piano she started coughing uncontrollably and a vein in her throat burst. -
Edgar Allen Poe Dies
There are no conclusive causes of the death of Edgar Allan Poe. It was reported in a newspaper obituary a few days after Poe's death that he died of "congestion of the brain."
