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- 1826 – Edgar Allan Poe was elected to the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society. Shortly after joining, he read an essay on “Heat and Cold” and probably took part in the many lively debates of the term. Although he did not regularly present original work to the Society, he often entertained his closest friends with private readings in his room. He later served as its Secretary pro tem.