1835- Haley's Comet welcomed the birth of Samuel Langhorn Clemens. He was born in Florida, MO on November 30. His mom was Jane and his dad was John. He was six of seven kids.

1857- The Clemens family moved to Hannibal, MO.

1862- Mark Twain's dad, John Marshall died at age 49.

1847- 1856- He worked for his brother for newspapers then went to St. Louis, New York City, Philadelphia and Cincinnati to work at a print shop. Then went to help his brothers with the newspaper in Kakoki, Iowa.

1858- Mark made his plans to travel to South America, but when he started down Mississippi River, he took a break from the river and went to New Orleans. While he was there, he met Horace Bixby and made him teach him how to be a riverboat pilot.

1859- In April, Mark Twain became a licensed riverboat pilot.

1863- Clemens began to work for the newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada. This is when he started to use the name, "Mark Twain." Mark Twain means safe water.

1866- Twain traveled to Hawaii to write articled in the newspaper. He stayed there for a long while.

1870- Samuel thought his writing was better than newspapers and magazines, so he started traveling, writing, and lecturing.

1870- Clemens got married to Olivia.

1874- Twain moved to Hartford, Conn.

1910- Mark Twain died on April 21, in Redding, Conn. From heart disease. Haley's Comet visited again just like the year of his birth.