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1 day ago · As part of the 2024 Elmira College Alumni Weekend, Barbara E. Snedecor presented “‘I am women’s rights: Olivia Langdon Clemens – Class of 1864 and Wife of Mark Twain.” In her talk, Snedecor discusses the Langdon family, Livy’s early years, her courtship, and eventual marriage, with Mark Twain.
2 days ago · Twain and Olivia Langdon corresponded throughout 1868. She rejected his first marriage proposal, but Twain continued to court her and managed to overcome her father's initial reluctance. They were married in Elmira, New York in February 1870.
1 day ago · Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Clemens. Although the exact origins of the name are unknown, it is worth noting that Clemens operated riverboats, and mark twain is a nautical term for water found to be two fathoms (12 feet [3.7 metres]) deep: mark (measure) twain (two).
- Mark Twain was an American humorist, novelist, and travel writer. Today he is best remembered as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)...
- Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. In 1839 his family moved to the Mississippi port town of Hannibal in search of grea...
- In 1848 Mark Twain became a printer’s apprentice for the Missouri Courier. Three years later his elder brother, Orion, bought the Hannibal Journal,...
- During his lifetime Mark Twain wrote more than 20 novels. His most famous novels included The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huc...
- Mark Twain died on April 21, 1910. The last piece of writing he did, evidently, was the short humorous sketch “Etiquette for the Afterlife: Advice...
4 days ago · Langdon, 48, joins the Pistons with 12 years of front office and scouting experience, including most recently as GM of the New Orleans Pelicans from 2019-2024. Prior to his time in New Orleans,...
5 days ago · Detroit — The Detroit Pistons introduced Trajan Langdon, their new president of basketball operations, on Friday afternoon. Langdon was joined by team owner Tom Gores, as they eagerly look to ...
5 days ago · Officially hired in early June, Langdon in his first month will oversee a draft where the Pistons own the No. 5 pick and then quickly pivot to free agency where the franchise sits on the most cap...
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5 days ago · The Pistons dismissed Williams on Wednesday and now owe the former head coach $65 million. Detroit is now searching for its next coach, but Langdon doesn't yet know how quickly the team will find...
