On April 20, 1841, Edgar Allan Poe Launched the Detective Story Genre With the Publication of The Murders of the Rue Morgue

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Wired.com posted an interesting piece that commemorates Edgar Allan Poe, who on April 20, 1841, published The Murders in the Rue Morgue in Graham's Magazine, thus launching the detective story into popular culture and acclaim.
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You can read the piece via the below link:

http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/04/april-20-1841-rue-morgue-paves-way-for-detective-genre/
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