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Boston, Massechusetts, orphaned after father left and mother passed away at young age
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Macon's Bill Number 2 becomes law, intending to motivate Britain and France to stop seizing American vessels during the Napoleonic Wars
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Poe's mother Elizabeth passed away and he is adopted by John Allen, a wealthy merchant
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U.S. Ccongress declares war on the British due to the British impressing American merchant ships.
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The Treaty of Ghent is signed. Both sides agree to pull back and forget their conquests to gain more land. The war ends in a stalemate.
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As news slowly spread of the Treaty of Ghent (1814) ending the War of 1812, battles between American and British forces continued in the early months of this year. This is a picture of the American Flag in 1815
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The treaty of 1818 is written and signed.It resolved standing boundary issues between the two nations, and allowed for joint occupation and settlement of the Oregon Country
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Missourii is added as the 24th U.S. State.
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A man by the name of Charles Graham patents his invention of false teeth
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John Quincy Adams is officially sworn in as president of the U,S. after James Monre had been for years
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At age 17, poe left his adopted family to go off to The University of Virginia
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Poe drank heavily in college and quickly got himself in debt and had to drop out. He was shunned by John Allen and was out of money. He moved to Boston and joined the U.S. Army. He did well and earned the title of Seargent Major.
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Poe’s first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems is published in Boston by Calvin F. S. Thomas
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Poe’s second book, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems is published in Baltimore by Hatch and Dunning.
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Poe submits several stories to a contest sponsored by the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. He does not get first but five of his stories are published without his name.
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350 settlers found the city of Chicago, Illinois
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Texas Revolution – Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
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Charles Goodyear receives his first rubber patent
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Slaves aboard the Amistad rebel and capture the ship
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Poe writes a new book and it is published in Philadelphia by Lea and Blanchard
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The University of Notre Dame is founded on an unknown date.
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Poe's most famous poem of all time is published in the "New York Evening Mirror". He becomes very famous for it but only initially makes $15 for the printing.
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This was the very first day they broke ground to built the Washington Monument
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Poe was found delirious on the steets of Baltimore on October 3, but was never coherent enough to explain how he got in this condition. He died on October 7 and the cause is still disputed, no one really knows why. He was 40 years old.
