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Helen Keller is born to Captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
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After being struck by illness, Helen loses both her sight and hearing. No definitive diagnosis of the disease is ever determined.
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Anne Sullivan arrives in Tuscumbia and begins teaching Helen manual sign language.
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Helen and Anne travel to New York City, where Helen attends the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf.
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Helen becomes a member of the freshman class of 1904 at Radcliffe.
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With the help of editor John Albert Macy, Helen writes The Story of My Life.
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Helen becomes the first deaf-blind individual to receive a bachelor of arts degree, graduating cum laude from Radcliffe.
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My Religion, Helen’s account of her Swedenborgian beliefs, is published.
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Midstream, an autobiographical account of Helen’s later life, is published.
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Helen Keller passes away in her sleep. Over 1,200 mourners attend the funeral at the National Cathedral
