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Morning Dew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 01:59 AM
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Google Homepage - Mark Twain's 176th Birthday Anniversary.
Nice.

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en



Twain began to gain fame when his story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County" appeared in the New York Saturday Press on November 18, 1865. Twain's first book, "The Innocents Abroad," was published in 1869, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in 1876, and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in 1885. He wrote 28 books and numerous short stories, letters and sketches.

Mark Twain passed away on April 21, 1910, but has a following still today. His childhood home is open to the public as a museum in Hannibal, and Calavaras County in California holds the Calavaras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee every third weekend in May. Walking tours are given in New York City of places Twain visited near his birthday every year.


http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/bio.htm
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 02:04 AM
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1. 176?
He's aged VERY well! Thanks for sharing.
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Morning Dew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 02:15 AM
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3. He barely looks a day over 150
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 02:15 AM
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2. Thanks for the link!
Google always has such clever ideas for these anniversaries...

:hi:
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Morning Dew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 02:16 AM
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4. You're welcome
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