| Timeline |
| 1794 |
Born in Cummington, Massachusetts, on 3 November |
| 1807 |
At the age of 13, publishes a political satire, The Embargo of an embargo policy of Thomas Jefferson |
| 1810 |
Enters William's College as a sophomore (leaves at close of second term) |
| 1815 |
Admitted to the bar at Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| 1817 |
Thanatopsis published |
| 1825 |
Establishes The New York Review |
| 1825 |
Moves to New York City |
| 1826 |
Secures post as associate editor of The Evening Post |
| 1828 |
Becomes part owner and editor in chief of Evening Post |
| 1832 |
First edition of collected poems published |
| 1836 |
Joins New York Evening Post |
| 1850 |
The Letters of a Traveller published |
| 1852 |
The Fountain, and other Poems published |
| 1860 |
Introduces Abraham Lincoln before the audience at Cooper Union in New York |
| 1866 |
Wife dies |
| 1869 |
Completes translation of the Iliad |
| 1871 |
Completes translation of the Odyssey |
| 1878 |
Dies after a fall |
