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Mark Twain is Born
Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens to parent Jane and John Marshall Clemens. He was born in Florida, Missouri. He had six brothers and sisters, but only 3 survived. -
Twain's family moves
When he was four Mark Twain's family moved to Hannibal, Missouri. This would later be the setting and ispiration for his books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. -
Begins work at a Newspaper
When he was 15 he began a job at Hannibal Western Union. The newspaper was owned by his older brother, Orion. There he learned to become a typsetter and he often wrote little stories to publish to the paper. -
Mark Twain begins a Job as a Steamboat Pilot
21 year old Mark Twain began his dream job of piloting a steamboat up and down the Mississippi river. He earned his full license by 1859. Sadly his job was cut sort by the Civil War in 1861. -
Mark Twain enters the Army
Mark Twain joined the army as a Confederate soldier. He was only employed for two weeks before his unit was disbanded. -
Mark Twain Moves Out West
After leaving the army, Twain headed out West with his brother Orion, who was to becom e the secratary of the governer. They traveled for two week by stagecoach and saw much of the west. The two settled in a silver-mining town in Nevada. -
Twain begins Work for a Newspaper Company
He began writing articles for the nespaper The Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. He used the pen name Mark Twain. -
His First Short Story is Published
Mark Twain's first book is published under the title The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. It is printed around the country in newspapers eventually making it to book form . -
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Mark Twain Writes The Innocents Abroad
Mark Twain took a 5 month sea voyage around the Mediterranean. then spends two years writing short stories about the places he visited and they were published in American newspapers. In 1869 He collected them into a book known as The Innocents Abroad. -
Mark Twain Marries Olivia Langdon
Twain met Olivia though her brother and was immediatly taken with her. He courted her through letters he sent to her and eventually proposed to her. She rejected his first proposal, but accepted the next one soon after that. The couples was wed the next year. -
Mark's Son is Born
Mark Twains first child, Langdon, was born prematurely. He was named after his mothers maiden name. Sadly he dies a year and a half later from Diptheria bringing grief to the young couple. -
Mark's Daughter Suzy is Born
Mark's daughter Suzy is born in Buffalo. -
Mark's Daughter Clara is Born
Mark Twain's Daughter Clara is born in Hartford, Conneticut where the fmaily had moved and begun the building of a new house. -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is Published
Written over the summer of the previous year Mark Twain releases his classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. -
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Mark Twain Visits England
Mark visits England wiith his fmaily and while there pens the book A Tramp Abroad. It is released in 1880. -
Mark's Daughgter Jean is Born
Mark Twain's daughter Jean is born in Hartford. -
The Prince and the Pauper is Published
The Prince and the Pauper is published in Canada before the United states. The book is a hit and is evetually published in the United States in 1882. -
Life on the Mississippi is Published
Life on the Mississippi is a book about traveling along the Mississippi. It's an interesting book, but it was not one of Twain's more famous works. -
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Published
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published and recives much praise from audiences across America. Mark's wife, however, was not impressed with the book and thought it was crass. -
The Clemens Family Moves
The Clemens family moves to Italy for the warm climate. This was recomended by doctors when Olivia's health started to fail, -
Olivia Clemens Dies
Mark Twains wife Olivia passes away at age 58 fromheart failure. -
Mark Twain Starts a Club
The Angel Fish and Aquarium Club a arond a dozen members. They were all girls aged 11 to 16 and Twain treated them like his own grandaughters. He did this to cope with the death of his wife and two daughters. He and the girls would see concerts and have luncheons together. -
Mark Twain Earns his Doctorate
Mark Twain was awarded his Doctorate letter by Oxford University. This was an honorary doctorate as he had never finished his schooling. -
Mark Twain Dies
Mark Twain predicted his death in a note saying " I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Halley's Comet. The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together." He was right. He died on April 21st of a heart attack at age 74. He is buried in Elmira, New York,
