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Birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
November 30, 1835, Florida, MO -
Samuel and family move to Hannibal, Missouri
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Mark twain's father dies
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Twain works as a printer
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Becomes apprentice river pilot
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Adopts pen name Mark Twain
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Civil War causes Twain steamboat career to end
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Twain travels to Nevade and becomes a reporter
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Twain goes to CA and settles in San Fransisco
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" gets punblished
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Twain's first book "The Innocenece Abroad" is publsihed
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Twain gets married and has a son
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Twain moves to Hartford, Connecticut
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Daughter born, son dies
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Daughter Clara is born
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Tom Sawyer is published
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Daughter Jean is born
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Twain founds publishing company
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Twain and fmily move to Europe
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Daughter Susy dies
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Twain;s wife dies
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Moves to New York and writes autobiography
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Daughter Jean dies
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Death of Samuel Langhorne Clemens/Mark Twain
April 21, 1910, Redding, CT