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Birth
Samuel Clemens was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri -
Early Articles
(Not sure of exact month not day) At age 11, Samuel's father dies, so he left school and became a printer's apprentice for a local newpaper. -
Steamboats
(Not sure of exact month nor day) After working in New York and Piladelphia as a writer for other newspapers, Samuel goes back home to pursue a new career as a steamboat pilot. -
Civil War
(Not sure of exact month nor day) With his steamboat career put to an end, Samuel joins a Confederate unit called the Marion Rangers. He quit two weeks later. -
1st story
(Not sure of exact month nor day) Mark published his first short story, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" in newspapers that were read all over the country. -
New Family
(Not sure of exact day) Samuel married Olivia Langdon in December of 1870. Their first child, Langdon Clemens, was born the same year. -
New Book, New Baby
(Not sure of exact months nor days) Samuel (a.k.a Mark Twain) publishes "Roughing It' and on that same year, he and Oilvia have their first daughter, Suzy. However, that was also the year when their son, Langdon, died from diphtheria at age 2. -
The Gilded Age
(Not sure of exact month nor day) Sam and Charles Dudley Warner wrote "The Gilded Age" to "attack" America's obsession with getting rich during that time. -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Samuel publishes "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", the book behind his famous classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" -
The Adventures of Huck Finn
(Not sure of exact month nor day) "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published as the sequel to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." THis was the first book published under Clemen's own company. -
Failing Company
(Not sure of exact month nor day) After his company failed in 1894, Clemens went on a worldwide lecture tour to earn money. -
The End to a Great Author
Samuel Clemens died April 21, 1910, and is now part of our American heritage
