Irving, Washington

1783 – He was born on the 3rd day of April this year in New York City.

1815 – He left for Europe.

1819 – He published The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, which includes his best-known stories, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip van Winkle”.

1828 – He wrote The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus in this year, the Conquest of Granada.

1830 – He traveled on the Western frontier in this year.

1832 – He returned to the United States.

1835 – He recorded his glimpses of western tribes in A Tour on the Prairies

1840 – He returned to Europe as the American ambassador to Spain.

1851 – He wrote an “Author’s Revised Edition” entitled Tales of the Alhambra.

1859 – He died this year in Tarrytown.