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Edgar Allen Poe is born

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Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth Poe takes the children

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Edgars mother dies and he is adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan

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War of 1812 begins
Charles Dickens is born on Feb. 7 in England

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Lord Byron writes The Giaour.

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Edgar goes to school in England

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Edgar returns to the united states to continue his schooling

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Louis Pasteur, the man who came up with the idea of germs, is born on Dec. 27 in France

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Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, and succeeds in athletics

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John Allan inherits a fortune when his uncle dies

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Edgar attends the University of Virginia, goes by "Edgar Poe".

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Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money.

Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems".

Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.

Ludwig Van Beethoven dies.

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Edgar Poe does well in the Army, attains rank of sergeant major.

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Mrs. Allan dies, Edgar returns home.

Poe and John Allan temporarily reconcile their differences.

Poe applies to West Point, John Allan sponsors him.

Andrew Jackson is President.

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Poe deliberately gets kicked out of West Point.

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Poe submits a number of stories to magazines. They are rejected.

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Poe sends a desperate letter to John Allan asking for help, and is ignored.

Slavery is banned in Great Britain.

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John Allan dies and leaves Edgar nothing in his will.

Poe writes "Berenice".

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Poe wins a contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle".

Because of the contest, Poe finally gets a job.

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Edgar Poe marries his cousin Virginia in May. She is 13.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, 33, publishes "Twice-Told Tales".

Charles Dickens, 25, begins writing "Oliver Twist".

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Poe writes "Ligeia".

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Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher".

"Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque", Poe's first volume of short stories, is published. He receives no money from the publisher.