BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T224236Z UID:10001059-1774051200-1774137599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:David Peikoff DESCRIPTION:David Peikoff – Born March 21\, 1900\, in Yanoschina\, Polava Province\, Russia. Died January 28\, 1995; last home address site: Greenbelt\, MD. \nDynamic leader who was known to hold the office of many deaf organizations and for his remarkable career in fundraising. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/david-peikoff-3/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T224236Z UID:10001058-1773964800-1774051199@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Sophia Fowler Gallaudet DESCRIPTION:Sophia Fowler Gallaudet – Born March 20\, 1798\, in Guilford\, CT. Died May 13\, 1877; her last home address site: Hartford\, CT. \nInfluential advocate to the US Congress on behalf of education of deaf people in the 1860s and who was known as “Queen of the Deaf Community” Deaf wife of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and mother of Edward Miner Gallaudet\, first president of Gallaudet University. Died in Washington\, DC when visiting his son. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/sophia-fowler-gallaudet-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260314 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T224236Z UID:10001057-1773360000-1773446399@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Deaf History Month begins DESCRIPTION:Deaf History MonthMarch 13-April 15\, since 1997 To commemorate the three most important deaf cultural dates in American history \n\nMarch 13\, 1988: The victory of the Deaf President Now movement at Gallaudet University located in Washington\, D.C. when the first deaf person was selected to become president of this 124-year-ole institution\nApril 8\, 1864: Charter signed by the President Abraham Lincoln\, authorizing the Board of Directors of the Columbia Institution (now Gallaudet University) to grant college degree to deaf students\nApril 15\, 1817: First permanent school founded for deaf students in the Western Hemisphere\, now known as the American School for the Deaf URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/deaf-history-month-begins-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260301 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T224235Z UID:10001056-1772236800-1772323199@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Edwin Hodgson DESCRIPTION:Edwin Allan Hodgson – Born February 28\, 1854\, in Manchester\, England. Died August 13\, 1933; last home address site: New York City. \nSecond president and one of the three co-founders of NAD. Known as the driving force behind the founding of the NAD. Editor of Deaf Mutes’ Journal\, one of the most popular\, influential and widely read newspapers of its day. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/edwin-hodgson-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260226 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T224235Z UID:10001055-1771977600-1772063999@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Thomas Brown DESCRIPTION:Thomas Brown – Born February 25\, 1804\, in Henniker\, NH; also his last home address site. Died March 23\, 1886. \nFirst deaf American grassroots leader and a NAD seed planter in 1850s.First deaf politician in New Hampshire Organized the first deaf convention in America on September 26\, 1850. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/thomas-brown-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260217 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260124T224232Z UID:10001054-1771200000-1771286399@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Kendall School DESCRIPTION:February 16\, 1857 — Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind\, known as Kendall School\, opens. Founded by Amos Kendall Now a part of the Laurent Clerc Center of Gallaudet University. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/kendall-school-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260212 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260124T224232Z UID:10001053-1770768000-1770854399@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Thomas Edison DESCRIPTION:Thomas Alva Edison – Born February 11\, 1847\, in Milan\, OH. Died October 18\, 1931; Last home address site: Orange\, NJ. \nInventor and scientist who received 1\,093 patents and who said his deafness helped him concentrate on his experiments and research. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/thomas-edison-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260210 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260124T224232Z UID:10001052-1770595200-1770681599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Laura Searing DESCRIPTION:Laura Redden Searing – Born February 9\, 1840\, in Somerset County\, MD. Died August 10\, 1923; Last home address site: San Mateo\, CA \nNewspaper correspondent who once interviewed President Lincoln\, Civil War generals and soldiers using pad and pencil. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/laura-searing-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260124T224232Z UID:10001051-1769904000-1769990399@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Frederick Schreiber DESCRIPTION:Frederick C. Schreiber – Born February 1\, 1922\, in Brooklyn\, NY. Died September 5\, 1979; Last home address site: Kensington\, MD. \nWriter\, editor\, activist\, and well known for his powerful and creative leadership; first Executive Director of the National Association of the Deaf serving from 1969 to 1979. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/frederick-schreiber-2/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260105 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251225T224240Z UID:10001050-1767484800-1767571199@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Louis Braille DESCRIPTION:Louis Braille – Born January 4\, 1809\, in Coupvray\, France. Died January 6\, 1852; last home address site: Paris. \nInventor of braille in 1824 This world-wide reading system uses different formations of raised dots to denote different letters of the alphabet. Braille was hearing and blind; his invention also greatly benefits deaf people who are blind. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/louis-braille/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251227 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251225T224240Z UID:10001049-1766707200-1766793599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Laurent Clerc DESCRIPTION:Laurent Clerc – Born December 26\, 1785\, in La Balme\, France. Died July 18\, 1869. Last home address site: Hartford\, CT. \nFirst deaf teacher in America and a role mentor of many successful deaf teachers and leaders. One of the three co-founders of American School for the Deaf in Hartford. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/laurent-clerc/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251217 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T224344Z UID:10001048-1765843200-1765929599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Ludwig van Beethoven DESCRIPTION:Ludwig van Beethoven – Born December 16(?)\, 1770\, in Bonn\, Germany. Died March 26\, 1827. Last home address site: Vienna\, Austria. \nComposed at total of nine symphonies\, the 3rd – 9th all composed after he became deaf. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/ludwig-van-beethoven/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250929 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T224240Z UID:10001047-1759017600-1759103999@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Dr. Mason Cogswell DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell – Born September 28\, 1761\, in Canterbury\, CT. Died December 17\, 1830. His last home address site: Hartford\, CT. \nFirst hearing father of a deaf child to advocate for quality education of deaf children in America One of the three co-founders of American School for the Deaf in Hartford\, CT. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/dr-mason-cogswell/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250913 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T224235Z UID:10001046-1757635200-1757721599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Gilbert Eastman DESCRIPTION:Gilbert C. Eastman – September 12\, 1934\, in Middletown\, CT. Died December 2\, 2006. Last home address site: Bethany Beach\, DE. \nAuthor\, playwright\, professor\, artist\, leader\, expert on Laurent Clerc\, mentor\, “Man of Mosaics” in television\, theater\, and the deaf community. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/gilbert-eastman/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250901 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T224235Z UID:10001045-1756598400-1756684799@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Alice Cogswell DESCRIPTION:Alice Cogswell – Born August 31\, 1805\, in Hartford\, CT; also her last home address.  Died December 30\, 1830. \nDaughter of Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell and first pupil to enroll American School for the Deaf. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/alice-cogswell/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250826 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T224253Z UID:10001044-1756080000-1756166399@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:1st NAD Convention DESCRIPTION:August 25\, 1880 — First convention of the National Association of the Deaf\, which met in Cincinnati\, Ohio. Edmund Booth\, Edwin A. Hodgson\, and Robert P. McGregor were the co-founders of NAD\, the first national membership organization in US to defend rights of deaf people to quality education\, using sign language as their main communication medium. www.nad.org URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/1st-nad-convention/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250825 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T224253Z UID:10001043-1755993600-1756079999@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Edmund Booth DESCRIPTION:Edmund Booth – Born August 24\, 1810\, in Chicopee\, MA. Died March 29\, 1905. Last home address site: Anamosa\, IA. \nAuthor\, newspaper publisher\, pioneer settler\, gold miner\, teacher and one of three co-founders of the National Association of the Deaf. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/edmund-booth/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250814 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T224252Z UID:10001042-1755043200-1755129599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:George Veditz DESCRIPTION:George W. Veditz – Born August 13\, 1861\, in Baltimore\, MD. Died March 12\, 1937. Last home address site: Colorado Springs\, CO. \nWriter\, teacher\, English-German translator\, strong defender of ASL and politician Once had a personal interview with US President Woodrow Wilson. Seventh President of the NAD. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/george-veditz/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T222737Z UID:10001040-1750982400-1751068799@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Hellen Keller DESCRIPTION:Helen Adams Keller – Born June 27\, 1880\, in Tuscumbia\, AL. Died June 1\, 1968. Last home address site: Westport\, CT. \nFirst deaf-blind author and lecturer who received many honors for her global advocacy on human rights. \nNational Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness WeekFull week in June that includes the 27th\, the birth date of Helen KellerA US presidential proclamation since 1984To observe the birth anniversary of Helen Keller who was born on June 27 in 1880 and to enhance public awareness about deaf-blind people’s needs for full participation in societyHelen Keller National Center has library resources www.hknc.org URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/hellen-keller/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T222737Z UID:10001041-1750982400-1751068799@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Andrew Foster DESCRIPTION:Andrew Jackson Foster – Born June 27\, 1925\, in Birmingham\, AL. Died December 3\, 1987. Last home address site: Ibadan\, Nigeria. \nAmerican educator who founded thirty-one schools and many other programs for deaf people in thirteen African countries; first African American to graduate from Gallaudet College. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/andrew-foster/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250624 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T222737Z UID:10001039-1750636800-1750723199@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:1st Gallaudet commencement DESCRIPTION:June 23\, 1869 — First Commencement of Gallaudet University\, held at the First Congregational Church in Washington\, D.C. John Carlin\, the first deaf recipient awarded an honorary degree (Master of Arts). URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/1st-gallaudet-commencement/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250616 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T222737Z UID:10001038-1749945600-1750031999@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:John Carlin DESCRIPTION:John Carlin – Born June 15\, 1813\, in Philadelphia\, PA. Died April 23\, 1891. Last home address site: New York City. \nArtist\, writer and advocate who contributed greatly to the cultural life of the deaf community in the 19th century. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/john-carlin/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250524 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T222812Z UID:10001037-1747958400-1748044799@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:William Hoy DESCRIPTION:William Ellsworth Hoy – Born May 23\, 1862\, in Houcktown\, OH. Died December 15\, 1961. Last home address site: Cincinnati\, OH. \nFirst deaf major leaguer. He taught his teammates signs which some have become useful for umpires throughout the world like calling “balls” and “strikes”. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/william-hoy/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250502 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T222811Z UID:10001036-1746057600-1746143999@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Better Hearing & Speech Month DESCRIPTION:Better Hearing and Speech MonthMay\, since 1927To raise public understanding about hearing\, voice\, speech\, and language disorders\, and recognize speech and hearing professionals for the important work they do. American Speech-Language Hearing Association has library resources. www.asha.org URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/better-hearing-speech-month/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250427 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T222741Z UID:10001035-1745625600-1745711999@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Robert McGregor DESCRIPTION:Robert P. McGregor – Born April 26\, 1849\, in Lockland\, OH. Died December 21\, 1926; Last home address site: Columbus\, OH. \nFirst president and one of the three co-founders of NAD. Educator\, administrator\, writer\, skilled orator and leader. Founder of the Ohio Home for the Aged and Infirm Deaf in 1896\, now known as Columbus Colony. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/robert-mcgregor/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250420 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T222741Z UID:10001034-1745020800-1745107199@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Erastus “Deaf” Smith DESCRIPTION:Erastus “Deaf” Smith – Born April 19\, 1787\, near Poughkeepsie\, NY. Died November 30\, 1837; last home address site: Richmond\, TX. \nChief scout and spy for a Texas army; Texas’s folk hero. He helped Texas get independence from Mexico. One county in Texas was named “Deaf Smith” after him. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/erastus-deaf-smith/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250416 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T222741Z UID:10001033-1744675200-1744761599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:American School for the Deaf founded DESCRIPTION:April 15\, 1817 — Establishment of the first permanent public school in the Western Hemisphere for deaf students\, now known as American School for the Deaf\, located in Hartford\, Connecticut. Laurent Clerc\, Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet were the school co-founders. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/american-school-for-the-deaf-founded/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250414 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T222741Z UID:10001032-1744502400-1744588799@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Byron Burnes DESCRIPTION:Byron Benton Burnes – Born April 13\, 1904\, in Batavia\, IA. Died August 25\, 1999; his last home address site: Martinez\, CA. \nTaught many years at California School for the Deaf. Elected the 16th president of the National Association of the Deaf and remained president from 1946 to 1964\, the longest presidential tenure so far. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/byron-burnes/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250409 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T222741Z UID:10001030-1744070400-1744156799@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:Gallaudet College charter DESCRIPTION:April 8\, 1864 — Charter signed by United States President Abraham Lincoln authorizing the Board of Directors of Gallaudet University to grant college degrees to deaf students. Dr. Edward Miner Gallaudet and Amos Kendall were the co-founders of Gallaudet University. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/gallaudet-college-charter/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250322 DTSTAMP:20260407T090445 CREATED:20250129T222850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T200127Z UID:10001029-1742515200-1742601599@www.marylanddcdl.org SUMMARY:David Peikoff DESCRIPTION:David Peikoff – Born March 21\, 1900\, in Yanoschina\, Polava Province\, Russia. Died January 28\, 1995; last home address site: Greenbelt\, MD. \nDynamic leader who was known to hold the office of many deaf organizations and for his remarkable career in fundraising. URL:https://www.marylanddcdl.org/event/david-peikoff/ CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR