Helen Keller died on 1 June 1968 in Easton, aged 87. An American author, lecturer and activist, Keller lost her sight and hearing as a toddler after a serious illness and grew up in Alabama in near isolation. Her teacher Anne Sullivan taught her to communicate using finger spelling, and in a famous breakthrough she understood that words stood for things. She went on to graduate from Radcliffe College in 1904, the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor's degree in the United States. She wrote books including The Story of My Life and toured the world speaking for people with disabilities. She also supported women's suffrage, labour rights and socialism, and helped to found the American Civil Liberties Union.
Before and after
- from 2 May 1968 to 23 June 1968May 68
- 13 May 1968Birth of Scott Morrison
- 26 May 1968Birth of Frederik X of Denmark
- 28 May 1968Birth of Kylie Minogue
- 1 June 1968Death of Helen Keller
- 1 July 1968Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 16 July 1968Birth of Larry Sanger
- 18 July 1968Founding of Intel
- 28 July 1968Rise of American Indian Movement
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