As Biography.com notes, on this day in 1835 the late, great American author and humorist Mark Twain was born.
Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, Samuel L. Clemens wrote under the pen name Mark Twain and went on to author several novels, including two major classics of American literature: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor. Twain died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut.
You can read about Mark Twain's life and work and watch a video of his life via the below link:
https://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain-9512564
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