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Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809. He was born into the family of actors, David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold. The two parents raised Poe themselves, as well as his sister Rosalie and his brother Henry
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On this date in 1811, Edgar's mother, Elizabeth, lost her battle with tuberculosis and died at the young age of 27. Edgar was only 3 years old
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on this date, poe was adopted by a tobacco merchant by the name of John Allan, and his wife Frances Valentine Allan. Poe never really liked his foster parents and rarely used their name in his signature
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On this day in history, the USS Constitution sank the HMS Guerriere, thus starting the war of 1812
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On this date, THomas Jefferson founded the U.Va. Classes opened up in 1825, and had a faculty of 8, and a student body of 63
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on this date in 1826, Edgar Allan Poe left his home in Richmond to attend the University of Virginia. He left with less than a third of the amount needed for tuition, and ended up desperately poor
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On this date, Frances Allan died of Tuberculosis at age 27. Edgar was told she wanted to see him before she died, but Edgar arrived just as she was buried
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on this date in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven was published. It is unknown who was the publishing company or if it was officially published at all
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On this date, James Marshall found gold in the American river while working at Sutter's Mill
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On this date, Edgar Allan Poe mysteriously died. People still argue today why he did end up dying, but most people believe it was due to his alcoholism
