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Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known as Mark Twain, was born on November 30th, 1835. He was born in the city of Florida, Missouri.
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Twain's Father, John Clemens, passed away. This devastating death led the Clemens family to financial troubles.
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Mark Twain had a brother named Henry. Tragically, he died in a steamboat explosion. He was 20 years old.
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Mark Twain published a short story, titled "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". It became successful, as it made an appearance in the New York 'Saturday Press'. This begins Twain's career as a writer.
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Twain's very first book, titled "The Innocents Abroad", is published. Instantly, it became a hit.
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Twain published "The Gilded Age" in 1873. It gave a name to an entire era in American history.
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The infamous "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is published.
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Twain published arguably his best work, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", in 1885.
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The final novel of Twain's, "Pudd'nhead Wilson", is published. Twain's publishing house goes bankrupt.
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The American Literature Legend, Mark Twain, dies at the age of 74. He died at his home in Redding, Connecticut.
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