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One of America's most famous author is born.
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The time Poe lived and died.
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He wrote his first peom at the age of 15
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He enrolls in college, he goes to University of Virginia.
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Poe leaves colledge and family due to gambling debts and moves to Baltimore shortly before he writes his first book.
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Temerlane and other Poems was Poe's first book.
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Poe marries Virginia Clemm
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The narrative of Arther Gordon Pym
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Murderers in Rue morgue, the first ever detective story was published in Graham's Magazine. This is the first of this kind of genre.
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Poe begins lecturing about poetry and educates the next generation.
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He publishes his poem, The Raven in the magazine the New York Evening Mirror
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Poe's wife dies of tuberculosis and he starts drinking. His wife's death may have affected his writing.
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He gets engaged and joins the Sons of Temperance, a group that disproves of drinking.
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Poe is found unconcoius in a gutter and dies shortly after of an unknown illness.
"Lord, help my poor soul." the last words poe said (Shmoop Editorial Team. "Edgar Allan Poe Quotes" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 8 Nov. 2011.)
