Edgar Allan Poe

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/19/1809	1809	E. Poe is Born
01/19/1811	1811	E. Poe's mother dies
01/01/1815	1815	E. Poe attends school in England
01/01/1820	1820	E. Poe Returns to the USA to continue his education.
01/01/1823	1823	Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, succeeds in athletics.
01/01/1826	1826	Edgar attends the University of Virginia, goes by "Edgar Poe".
01/01/1827	1827	Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money. Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems". Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.
01/01/1828	1828	Edgar Poe does well in the Army, attains rank of sergeant major.
01/01/1829	1829	Mrs. Allan dies, Edgar returns home. Poe and John Allan temporarily reconcile their differences. Poe applies to West Point, John Allan sponsors him.
01/01/1831	1831	Poe deliberately gets kicked out of West Point.
01/01/1832	1832	Poe submits a number of stories to magazines. They are rejected.
01/01/1833	1833	Poe sends a desperate letter to John Allan asking for help, and is ignored.
01/01/1834	1834	John Allan dies and leaves Edgar nothing in his will.
01/01/1835	1835	Poe wins a contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle". Because of the contest, Poe finally gets a job.
01/01/1836	1836	Edgar Poe marries his cousin Virginia in May. She is 13.
01/01/1838	1838	Poe writes "Ligeia".
01/01/1839	1839	Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher". "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque", Poe's first volume of short stories, is published. He receives no money from the publisher.
01/01/1841	1841	Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".
01/01/1843	1843	Poe wins a hundred dollar prize for "The Gold Bug".
01/01/1844	1844	Poe moves back to New York City. Thousands were deceived by Poe's story, "The Balloon Hoax". Poe writes "The Purloined Letter".
01/01/1845	1845	Poe writes "The Raven". Poe was working 14 hour days but still couldn't make a living.
01/01/1846	1846	Poe writes "The Philosophy of Composition". Poe sues another paper for libel and wins. The suit is settled for $225.00.
01/01/1847	1847	Poe's wife, Virginia, dies from tuberculosis on January 30.
01/01/1848	1848	Poe writes "The Poetic Principle".
01/01/1849	1849	Poe joins the "Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop drinking. Poe lectures on "The Poetic Principle".
06/30/1849	1849	Poe leaves NYC and visits John Sartain in Philadelphia.
07/13/1849	1849	Poe goes to Richmond and stays at the Swan Tavern Hotel.
09/27/1849	1849	Poe leaves Richmond and goes back to Philadelphia.
09/30/1849	1849	Poe apparently gets on the wrong train and goes to Baltimore.
10/03/1849	1849	Poe is found half conscious and is taken to a hospital.
10/07/1849	1849	Edgar Allan Poe dies.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/19/1809 to 10/07/1849	E. Poe Timespan