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Birth of a Genius
Edgar Allan Poe is born on January 19, in Boston. -
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Poe's Lifespan
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POTUS #3
Thomas Jefferson is elected as the third President of the United States. -
Adoption
John and Frances Allan adopt Edgar Allan Poe. -
Mother Dies
Elizabeth Poe dies. -
Father Dies
The date is acutally not certain but it is thought that David Poe, Jr. died in December of 1811. -
United States vs. Great Britain Round 2
America declares a second war with Britain - the War of 1812. -
District Inferno
British forces burn down Washington D.C. during the War of 1812. -
Chu-Chu Train
George Stephenson builds the first steam engine locomotive. -
POTUS #6
Thomas Jefferson is elected into office as the sixth President of the United States. -
School's in Session
Poe enrolls into the University of Virginia. -
College Dropout
Poe drops out of Universit of Virginia because John Allan isn't giving him enough money. -
Enlistment
Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army. -
Railroad
Construction of the first U.S. railroad, the B&O, begins. -
West Point
Poe enrolls in the United States Military Academy. -
Expelled
Poe deliberately gets kicked out of West Point. -
Slaver Abolition Act 1833
Slavery is banned in Great Britain. -
Battle of the Alamo
Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar. -
Marries 13-Year Old Virginia Clemm
Edgar Poe marries his cousin Virginia in May. She is 13. -
Say Cheese
Louis Daguerre invents the daguerreotype and photography is born. -
The Fall of the House of Usher
Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher". -
The Murderis in the Rue Morgue
Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and the moder detective story is born. -
The Raven
Poe writes "The Raven". -
The Sunshine State
Florida becomes the 27th State of the U.S.A. on March 3. -
Another One Bites the Dust
Poe's wife, Virginia, dies from tuberculosis on January 30. -
The Golden State
The California Gold Rush begins. -
Death of an American Icon
Edgar Allan Poe dies on October 7, 1849.
