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Edgar Allan Poe is born
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Military Career
Poe enlisted in the United States Army and served at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor for five dollars a month. -
The Raven Published
"The Raven" appeared in the Evening Mirror and became a popular sensation. It made Poe a household name almost instantly. -
Wife's Death
Poe moved to a cottage in Fordham, New York, in what is now the Bronx, this is where his wife Virginia would die. -
Death
He was taken to the Washington Medical College where he would die.
