reascher paper walt whitman and song of myself and beat beat drums By Zach_dishman May 31, 1819 walt whitman born walt whitman born Oct 3, 1819 Grimm Brothers' first edition of fairy tales published. Oct 3, 1825 First passenger railroad in England Oct 3, 1836 1836 whitman became a teacher Oct 3, 1837 Queen Victoria begins her long reign Oct 3, 1837 Samuel F. B. Morse invents a telegraph. Oct 3, 1838 Dickens writes Oliver Twist Oct 3, 1841 whitman stops teaching ends his career in long island Oct 3, 1845 Edgar Allan Poe writes The Raven Oct 3, 1846 United States declares war on Mexico Oct 3, 1847 calaforina goldrush Oct 3, 1848 free soil newspaper Oct 3, 1855 leaves of grass first copyright Oct 3, 1855 song of myself walt whitman Oct 3, 1861 beat beat drums written Oct 3, 1867 United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7 million Oct 3, 1875 Mark Twain writes The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Oct 3, 1877 henry james writes the american Dec 3, 1877 Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. Oct 3, 1882 whitmans leaves of grass best publication Oct 3, 1892 whitmans death