Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Period: Jan 1, 1840 to Dec 31, 1853

Poe wrote The Masque of the Red Death

Nov 10, 1842

The Raven

Jan 1, 1845

Poe writes The Raven, about the lose of his wife Virginia.

Florida Admitted

Mar 3, 1845

President James Polk

Period: Mar 4, 1845 to Feb 1, 1849

Texas Admitted

Dec 29, 1845

Mormons trek from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City

Period: Mar 1, 1846 to Apr 9, 1847

Poe Sues Paper

Aug 11, 1846

Poe sues another paper for libel and wins, suit is settled at $225.00

Oregan Boundary With Canada

Oct 4, 1846

Iowa Admitted

Dec 28, 1846

Virginia Poe Dies

Jan 30, 1847

Mornos and the Indians

Apr 5, 1847

Sir James Simpson uses chloroform for childbirth

Oct 4, 1847

Karl Marx and Friedrick Engels publish Communist Manifesto

Feb 21, 1848

Gold is discovered in California

Apr 4, 1848

Wisconsin Admitted

May 29, 1848

Poe writes "The Poetic Princeple

Nov 9, 1848

President Zachary Taylor

Period: Mar 4, 1849 to Jun 6, 1850

Poe leaves NYC and visits John Sartain in Philadelphia

Jun 30, 1849

Poe Starts Drinking

Jul 13, 1849

Poe leaves Richmona and goes back to Philadelphia

Sep 27, 1849

Poe is found half conscious and is taken to the hospital

Oct 3, 1849

Poe Dies In Baltimore

Oct 7, 1849

President Millard Fillmore

Period: Jul 9, 1850 to Feb 1, 1853

California Admitted

Sep 9, 1850

Utah and New Mexico Territories

Sep 9, 1850

The Masque of the Red Death was published

Oct 4, 1850

Published after Poe was died.