- 1839 - Samuel Clemens moves to Hannibal, Mo.
- 1867 - Publishes his first book, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
- 1869 - Mark Twain publishes "Innocents Abroad" after traveling through Europe and the "HolyLand." The book is considered to be Twain's first best-seller.
- 1876 - Mark Twain publishes "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
- 1882 - Publishes the novel "The Prince and the Pauper."
- 1884 - Mark Twain publishes his most popular work, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
- Feb. 2, 1870 - Mark Twain marries Olivia Langdon
- 1907 - Twain receives an honorary doctorate from Oxford University.




