![Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, incorporated humor into his American novels. His hometown of Hannibal, Mo., became the setting of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Photo contributed by A.F. Bradley, New York (steamboattimes.com) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IXJKIYH3JNEUMZGB2ON2YW4KZE.jpg?auth=29e007b7e8e470559788f68f26ff078586ba78f46c010c35049853fc9ef1b0c7&width=1600&height=900&smart=true)
“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.”
Mark Twain
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