On this day in 1910, Samuel Clemens (a.k.a., Mark Twain) died. He was later buried here in Elmira in the Woodlawn Cemetery, right next to his beloved Olivia Langdon Clemens and all his children. Clemens spent many summers at Quarry Farm on a nearby hill, facing the valley. In fact, he would walk down into Elmira nearly every day to visit with friends.
Not so much Fun? Well, Samuel Clemens was born the same year that Halley's Comet came into view of the Earth. He felt it was a momentous omen for his life. Furthermore, he stated that he "came in with Halley's Comet" and wanted to "go out with Halley's Comet." He also said it would the "greatest disappointment of my life" if he didn't.
You may have already guessed that in 1910, Halley's Comet made its last visible pass by our planet.
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