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National Fraternal Society of Deaf
This Deaf Fraternal Society was founded to provide services to the Deaf that were denied to them as citizens. -
William "Dummy" Hoy
William Hoy was the first player to hit a grand slam in the American League of baseball. Because he played in the outfield, the umpire came up with hand signs to let him know when a strike occurred. This is said to be the origin of the hand signs by the umpire in baseball today. -
Helen Keller Earns BA Degree from Radcliffe College
Helen Keller becomes the first Deaf or blind person to earn a Bachelors of Arts Degree. She graduated from Radcliffe College. -
Political Salvation!
William Howard Taft overturns Roosevelt;s decision to prohibit Deaf individuals from taking civil service exams for federal jobs. (With a slight push from NAD) This was a monumental event because it points out that there were many early activists that recognized the needs of the Deaf community. -
Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind
The Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind begins accepting students in Gooding, Idaho after the initial burned down in Boise. -
Edward Miner Gallaudet Dies
Gallaudet College loses one of the most influential Administrators it has had to date. Gallaudet served this institution for over 50 years and provided and leaves behind a legacy that has provided thousands of Deaf students with a higher education. -
Alexander Graham Bell Dies
Inventor of the telephone and what we know today as AT&T, Alexander Graham Bell was a big proponent of oralism but was also a Deaf teacher in Londond. His wife was a Deaf woman and for a short time he even opened up his own Deaf school. His contributions to the Deaf community were appreciated by many. -
International Committee of Silent Sports Started
Because of the speculation that Deaf individuals were intelectually inferior, the need for a separate competitive sporting arena became imperative. Rubens-Alcais and Antoine Dresse were the visionaries of this groundbreaking event. The first games were held in Paris, sparking the potential of Deaf athletes worldwide while killing off social stigmas about the Deaf. -
Mattie Hoge
Mattie Hoge, a deaf woman, was misdiagnosed because of a faulty IQ test. She spent 57 years of her life in a mental institution before it was realized that she was not "severely mentally retarded." This is an example of how society used to assume that Deaf people were intellectually inferior to the hearing. -
Deaf Census
In order to take an account of the physical number of the Deaf and properly assess the masses, the Census Bureau does the first Census of Deaf people in 1930. -
Rhulin Thomas Flies Coast to Coast
Rhulin Thomas became the first Deaf aviator to fly from coast to coast. This was especially perilous becasuse of his inability to hear the radio warnings that could be relayed to him.
