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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260408
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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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260414
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260416
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001062-1776211200-1776297599@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260420
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001063-1776556800-1776643199@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250129T222852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224232Z
UID:10001064-1777161600-1777247999@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001065-1777593600-1777679999@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001066-1779494400-1779580799@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250129T222852Z
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UID:10001067-1781481600-1781567999@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260624
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001068-1782172800-1782259199@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260628
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001069-1782518400-1782604799@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260628
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UID:10001070-1782518400-1782604799@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260813
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260814
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UID:10001071-1786579200-1786665599@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001072-1787529600-1787615999@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001073-1787616000-1787702399@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224232Z
UID:10001074-1788134400-1788220799@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001075-1789171200-1789257599@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929
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UID:10001076-1790553600-1790639999@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261217
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001077-1797379200-1797465599@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250129T222852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224232Z
UID:10001078-1798243200-1798329599@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270105
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
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UID:10001079-1799020800-1799107199@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-2/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270202
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250228T222738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001101-1801440000-1801526399@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270210
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250228T222738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001102-1802131200-1802217599@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270212
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250228T222738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001103-1802304000-1802390399@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270217
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250228T222738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001104-1802736000-1802822399@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270226
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250228T222738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001105-1803513600-1803599999@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270301
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250228T222738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001106-1803772800-1803859199@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270314
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250330T222743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001121-1804896000-1804982399@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270321
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250330T222743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001122-1805500800-1805587199@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250330T222743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001123-1805587200-1805673599@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-4/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270409
DTSTAMP:20260407T073247
CREATED:20250429T222813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224233Z
UID:10001134-1807142400-1807228799@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar
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