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Twain is born
On November 30th, Twain was born prematurely. -
Twain family moves into new home
In 1843 the Twain family moved into the house that is know as Twains boyhood home. -
Poverty pushes Twain family out of home
Due to loss of funds, the Twain family was forced to move in with a Dr. -
Family moves again
In 1846, the Twain family was able to move back into Twains boyhood home. -
Samuel referred to as "Mark" for the first time
Twain's original full name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was first referred to as "Mark Twain" in 1863. -
California bound
Twain leaves home to pursue a job at a newspaper in California. -
Switches to Sacramento Union
Twain worked briefly for a newspaper in Sacramento, which sent him on assignment to Hawaii. -
Twain marries
Twain married Olivia Langdon and tried to have a son. Unfortunately his son died while he was still a baby. -
Tom Saywer is published
In 1876, Twain was able to get "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" published.
