Helen Keller
Learning About Our History
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Today is National Orange Blossom Day, National Sunglasses Day, and PTSD Awareness Day.
June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month; National Oceans Month; National Rivers Month; and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
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Today's Theme: Helen Keller
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ON THIS DATE
- 1844 - Church of Later Day Saints founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum are killed by a mob at the jail in Carthage, Illinois.
- 1950 -.President Truman orders Air Force and Navy into the Korean War.
- 1957 - Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, making it the 7th most deadly hurricane to hit the U.S.
- 1969 - Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, clash with police.
- 1980 - President Jimmy Carter signs legislation that reinstates draft registration.
- 1869 - Labor leader and anarchist Emma Goldman
- 1880 - Author and activist Helen Keller
- 1888 - Actor and director Antoinette Perry (the Tony Award is named for her)
- 1927 - TV Host Captain Kangaroo, Bob Keeshan
- 1949 - Fashion designer Vera Wang
- 1966 - Producer and director J. J. Abrams
- 1968 - NH politician Kelly Ayotte
- 1975 - Actor Tobey Maguire
- Grades K-2 - NHPBS Learning Media - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Helen Keller - READ and VIEW
- Grades K-3 - BrainPOP Educator Resources for Helen Keller - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-7 - NHPBS Learning Media - Helen Keller - Author, Advocate, and Activist (Available in Spanish) - VIEW, READ and DO
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - They Dared - Helen Keller - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - First-edition Signed Helen Keller Journal -VIEW
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