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Louisiana Becomes A US State
The same year Charles Dickens was born, Louisiana had become an official US state. Louisiana was the 18th state to join the United States Union and was officially recognized as a state on April 30th, 1812 -
Charles Dickens Is Born
Charles Dickens was born February 7th, 1812. His father, John Dickens, was a naval clerk who had always dreamed of getting rich to support his family and sons education. His mother Elizabeth had wanted to be a teacher or school director. Despite his parents best efforts, they never had enough money and they were constantly threatened by debt. -
White House Is Burnt Down
When Dickens was around 2 years old, the White House was attacked by the British and was set fire to. After the fire had stopped, the White House was burnt to the ground. This was just one event of the War Of 1812. -
Launching Point Of His Career
In the year of 1827, Dickens dropped out of school and worked as an office boy to contribute to the family income. This proved to be the launching point of his writing career. -
Duke Of Wellington becomes Prime Minister of G.B.
In 1828, The Duke Of Wellington became the Prime Minster of Great Britain. -
Andrew Jackson Re-elected
In 1832, after serving his first term as President, Andrew Jackson was re-elected to serve his second and final term as the President Of The United States. He was the seventh president. -
Papers Of The Pickwick Club
In 1836, Charles Dickens began publishing installments to the Papers Of The Pickwick Club. This were his first works. His work was published under his pseudonym, Boz. He used this as his publisher name from 1833-1836. -
Charles married Catherine Hogarth
In 1836, Charles Dickens married his future wife of twenty-two years, Catherine Hogarth, also known as Catherine Dickens. She was born in Scotland and in 1834, they moved to England. After the two were married, they parented ten children. -
Oliver Twist is published
In the year of 1837, Dickens published one of his most famous works ever, Oliver Twist. This book was about an orphaned boy named Oliver Twist whose mother died soon after he was born. He was sent to an orphanage but ran away due to being bullied by other boys. You then follow his whole story with his friend Jack Dawkins. -
Dickens Begins His Speaches
In the year of 1842, Charles Dickens begins traveling around the United States giving various speeches about major political topics. For example, he spoke about slavery, as it was a huge political topic with very strong opinions. He also spoke about other political reforms. His speeches were listened to and taken into more debates due to the fact he was already popular from his books. -
Disaster In Afghanistan
The same year Dickens begins his speeches around the United States. There was an event that happened in Afghanistan known as "The Disaster In Afghanistan". British soldiers were attacked at massacred by an opposing force of armed soldiers. -
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol was one of the most popular books Dickens had ever published. It is about a man, Scrooge, who has lost his Christmas spirit to greed and his business. On Christmas Eve he was visited by three ghosts to show him what the value of Christmas really is. -
A Tale Of Two Cities
During this year, Dickens published a book titled, A Tale Of Two Cities. This book has now become one of his most famous and influential books sparking movies, other books, plays, and many other forms of literature. -
Great Expectations
In 1860, Charles Dickens published one of his final novels, Great Expectations. This book is extremely well known and is a required text for many schools. The book follows a little boy named Pip and everything that happens to him after he meets a convict in a cemetery. -
The Civil War
During Dickens older years, the Civil war began and ended. The Civil War was a war between the Northern states and the Southern states about various political topics. -
Charles Dickens Dies
Charles Dickens passed away on June 9th, 1870, in Higham, United Kingdom. Dickens had a major impact on literature and is still widely known today. His books are still read across the world and he even has some movies directed after books such as A Christmas Carol, or Oliver Twist.
