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Mark Twain is born.
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Twain moves to Hannibal with his family at the age of 4.
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His father died forcing the family into financial hardship.
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At the age of 15 Twain left school and whent to work as a printer in Hannibal.
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His youngest brother Henry dies at the age of 20 on a ship explosion.
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The Civil War breaks out.
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The story appears in New York saturday press making Twain more popular.
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Twain is introduced to Olivia.
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Twain marries Olivia who becomes his editor.
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Twains daughter is born. The only one to outlive her father.
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Their fourth and final child is born.
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He publishes The Adventures of Hucklberry Finn.
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24 year old daughter dies of Meningitis.
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His wife Olivia dies after two years of a serious illness.
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Twains youngest daughter Jean dies.
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He dies at the age of 74 in Redding Conneticut.
