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Mark Twain was born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, MO
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His family moves to Hannibal, Missouri, which later inspired the books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. (exact date unknown)
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Samuel's father John Clemens dies. (exact date unknown)
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At age 15, Samuel goes to work as a printer in Hannibal, MO (exact date ubknown)
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Samuel began a two-year apprenticeship to become a licensed river pilot. He adopts his pen name from a pilot lingo "Mark Twain" (exact date unknown)
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His younger brother, Henry, was killed in an explosion on a steamboat.
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The Civil War starts and trade in Mississippi stopped and ended his steamboat career.
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Twain and his brother Orion travel to Nevada (exact date unknown)
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"The Celebrated jumping frog of Calavaras County" was published and Mark Twain became a well known writer
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Travels to Calavaras County before settling in San Francisco. (exact date unknown)
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Twain gives his first public lecture. (exact date unknown)
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He was introduced to his friends sister who would be his future wife.
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Mark Twain's first book 'The innocents Abroad' was published.
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Mark Twain and Olivia Langdon got married and soon after had a son named Langdon Clemens
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His family moves to Hartford, Connecticut. Twain publishes Roughing It, the memoir of his years in the West. 1872 was a year of happiness and sadness.Twain's daughter Susy is born. but later their son died from illness.
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Mark Twains book The Gilded Age is published
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer published! (exact date unknown)
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Clara Clemens is born
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Jean Clemens was born
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Life on the Mississippi published (exact date unknown)
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Twain founded a publishing company that will eventually ruin his finances. (exact date unkbown)
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Mark Twain published his famous book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Exact date not found)
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Mark Rwain publishes A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Critics slam the book.
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With his finances a mess because of poor descisions on his part, He moves to Europe where living is cheapoer.
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Pudd'nhead Wilson was Mark Twain's last novel and he closes down after 10 years. Mark Twain is bankrupt but a friend took over his finances and saves him. (not exact dates)
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Mark Twain goes on a lecturing tour around the world to make money t get out of debt. (exact dates unknown)
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Susy Clemens died from meningitis while Twain was in Europe lecturing.
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His wife dies after two years of being sick. After his wife died he moved to New York and began writing his autobiography. (exact dates unknown)
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Twains daughter Jean was institutionalized because of severe epilepsy.
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He moves into a house in Connecticut that he calls Stormfield. He was sad and loney from the recent deaths. He started a club with a group of girls called the Angelfish Club. They go to his house and play cards. (exact date unknown)
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His youngest daughter, Jean dies. (exact dae unknown)
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Mark Twain dies at the age of 74 in his Conecticut home.
