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He was born in Florida, Missouri with the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Halley's Comet was also seen that exact day.
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Twain received his offical pilot's icense, and he piloted on many steamboats.
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This was Twain's first popular story. It contained a use of dialect and social commentary.
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Twain married a woman named Olivia Langdon in Elmira, New York.
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His daughter, Susy, is born.
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His daughter, Clara, is born.
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His daughter Jean is born.
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This book would soon be a controversial, yet successful novel. This date marked the publication of the novel in te U.S.
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His daughter died from meningitis.
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Twain moved to his last home in Redding, Connecticut.
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Mark Twain died in Redding, CT.