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Birthdate
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts to David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Hopkins Poe. -
College
Entered the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1826, but he was thrown out the following year. -
Army Career
Edgar Allan Poe enlisted in the army and made sergeant major the four years that he was enlisted. -
First published Work
Poe's first volume of poetry was published in 1827 which was called Tamerlane and Other Poems. -
Dismissal
Edgar Allan Poe was dismissed from the West Point Military Academy for failure to attended classes and drills. -
Marriage
He married Virginia Clemm who later died of tuberculosis. -
The Masque of the Red Death
This was published in Graham's Magazine. -
Tell Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart was published in the winter of 1843 in Boston. -
The Raven
The Raven was published by the Evening Mirror in New York -
Death
He was found drunk and delirious in a ditch and died a few days later.
