Mark twain and the halley s comet writer predicting own death

Mark Twain Timeline

By DR1391

  • Beginning of Life

    On this day, born Samuel L. Clemens, Mark Twain was born prematurely in Florida, Missouri to John Marshall and Jane Clemens.

  • New Beginnings

    The family eventually moved to what would be known as the 'Mark Twain Boyhood Home' in Hannibal, Missouri.

  • Poverty Strikes

    Poverty unfortunately stroke and forced the family to move out of Boyhood Home.

  • Revisiting the Past

    This day would change Twain's family, marking the death of Judge Clemens, and the move back to Boyhood Home.

  • Apprenticeship

    Mark Twain apprenticed to Joseph Ament of the Missouri Courier Newspaper

  • Licensed Pilot

    Twain became a fully licensed pilot. Also piloted on many steamboats.

  • Pen Name

    The pen name 'Mark Twain' was born when it was first used on "Enterprise".

  • “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog”

    Published “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” in the November 18 issue of the New York Saturday Press.

  • "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"

    "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published.

  • Marriage

    Married Olivia Langdon in Elmira.

  • Birth of a Son

    Son, Langdon, was born. Unfortunately died in infancy (2 years later).

  • Birth of a Daughter

    Daughter, Susy, was born.

  • Clara's Birth

    Daughter, Clara, was born.

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published.

  • New Baby in the Family

    Daughter, Jean, was born.

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published.

  • Master of Arts

    Received Master of Arts degree from Yale University.

  • Bedridden Mother

    Visited sick mother in Keokuk , Iowa. Attended her funeral later on.

  • Firm Faces Bankruptcy

    Twain's publishing firm faces bankruptcy after the Panic of 1893.

  • Personal Bankruptcy

    The Clemens family faces bankruptcy.

  • Death of a Daughter

    Susy dies after contracting meningitis.

  • A New Degree

    Received honorary doctorate degree from Yale University.

  • Death of a Wife and Mother

    Olivia's illness puts her to rest.

  • Oxford University

    Travels to England to receive honorary doctorate degree from Oxford University.

  • A New Marriage

    Daughter Olivia marries Ossip Gabrilowitsch at Stormfield.

  • Jean's Death

    Twain's daughter, Jean, dies.

  • Halley's Comet

    As heart complications set in, Twain returned home to Stormfield where he died. Halley's Comet was in the sky again, as it was during his birth.