Define Chronology of Helen Keller's Life
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1880~
Born in Tuscumbia on June 27.
1881~
At the age of 19 months lost sight and hearing as a result of meningitis.
1886~
Recognized by Alexander Graham Bell as being exceptionally bright.
1887~
Began instruction under Anne Sullivan.
1888-98
Learned to read and write in Braille.
1899~
Mark Twain recognized her great intellect and discouraged spirit despite her blindness and deafness.
1900~
Enrolled in Radcliffe college as a regular student with the help of Anne Sullivan.
1903~
Published her first book The Story of My Life.
1904~
First blind/deaf college graduate to graduate from Radcliffe College.
1908~
Published The World I Live In
1915~
Helen Keller International (HKI) was founded.
1919~
Met Charlie Chaplin, the first in the entertainment world.
1924~
Held many lectures and tours in the United States of America.
1925~
Successfully challenged Lions International, the world's largest fraternal organization.
1926~
Helen Keller met President Calvin Coolidge
1927~
Published My Religion
1929~
Published Midstream: My later Life at 49.
1932~
Braille is accepted as the world's standard alaphabet for the blind thanks to Royal Institute for the Blind in U.K.
1937~
Established a close friendship with Japanese people. Gave 97 lectures in 39 cities.
1938~
Published Helen Keller's Journal.
1941~
Attended a performance at the Opera House in New York where she experienced music through vibrations.
1943-46
Visited military hospitals calling it the crowning experience of her life.
1946-57
After visiting 35 continents on behalf of the handicapped, governments began schools for the blind and deaf.
1953~
Met Winston Churchill and Prime Minister of Nehru of India.
Honored at the Sorbonne in Paris by the french government, in a ceremony commemorating the birth of Louie Braille.
1954~
Ivy Green, Helen Keller's birthplace in Tuscumbia, Alabama is made a permanent Shrine.
1955~
Won an Oscar Award for documentary movie made on her life.
Published Teacher-Anne Sullivan
1956~
First woman to receive an honorary degree from Harvard University.
1960 ~
Met President Eisenhower who became the first non-blind person to use talking books during his recovery from a heartattack.
1961~
The Miracle Worker the story of Helen's early instruction by Anne Sullivan debuted on Broadway.
Met President John F. Kennedy the 10th and last she became acquainted with.
1964~
Suffered a stroke and retired from public life.
Awarded the Presidential Medal of freedom by President Lyndon Johnson.
1968~
Died at the age of 88.