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1800s to 1900s
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Walt Whitman's birthdate
Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, New York in 1819 by Louisa Van Velsor Whitman and Walter Whitman Sr. -
Moved To Brooklyn, New York at the age of 3
When he was 3 years old he moved to Brooklyn, NY with his family. -
He is kissed by Marquis de Lafayette
On Independence day Walt Whitman is lifted up off the ground and kissed on the cheek by Marquis de Lafayette -
11 years old he quits school
His date for when he was pulled out of school by his father at age 11 isn't exact but it is between 1830 and 1831 -
He moves to New York City
The date isn't exact but he moved to NY City to become a printer. -
Printed his first edition of his famous poem "Leaves of Grass"
the date isn't exact but leaves of grass is his most famous and successful poem. Back then everybody hated leaves of grass and thought it was weird and disturbing. -
He is sent to an insane asylum
Walt Whitman is sent to an insane asylum for attacking his mother at her home in Camden, New Jersey -
President Lincoln dies in a theatre
Abraham Lincoln is shot in the back of the head at the Ford theatre in Washington D.C. -
Whitman suffers his first stroke and his mother dies
The date isn't exact but he does suffered a paralytic stroke which leaves him half paralyzed and his mother dies years later. -
Walt Whitman built a tomb in the Camden Harleigh Cemetary
No exact date but he designed and built a mausoleum in Camden, New Jersey especially for when he died a year later of another stroke. -
Walt Whitman's Death
When Walt Whitman died he was buried in a tomb in the Camden Harleigh Cemetary in Camden, New Jersey.