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Birth
Twain was born in Florida, Missouri. -
Apprenticeship
Twain left after the fifth grade and became a printers apprentice -
First Success
His first success as a writer came when his humorous tall tale, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", was published in a New York weekly, The Saturday Press. -
Honorary Membership Awarded
Twain was offered honorary membership in Yale University's secret society Scroll and Key, in 1868 -
Tom Sawyer
Twain wrote The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, based off his life living in Hannibal, Missouri. -
Huckleberry Finn
Twain creatd and published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn who was a friend of Tom sawyers. -
Death
Twain died of a heart attack , in Redding, Connecticut
