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Edgar Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Edgar's mother dies, leaving the children orphaned.
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Edgar and his brothers are separated and live with different families.
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Edgar moves to Richmond, Virginia, to live with John and Francis Allan.
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Edgar received private education and developed a gambling habit.
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Edgar enlisted in the United States Army under the name Edgar A. Perry.
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He published the pamphlet "Tamerlane and Other Poems," which was not successful.
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He published a collection of stories in the 1830s.
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He published "Poems by Edgar Allan Poe" and began submitting stories to magazines.
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He received an award for his story "Ms. Found in a Bottle" and started working at the Southern Literary Messenger.
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He married Virginia and moved to various locations, including New York and Philadelphia.
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He introduced the genre of detective fiction with "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
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He won a literary prize for "The Gold Bug."
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Poe's wife died of tuberculosis, triggering his alcohol abuse and depression.
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He was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore on October 3rd and died four days later, with the cause of death remaining a mystery.