history Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/history/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:22:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png history Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/history/ 32 32 The Deaf Man Who Won 11 Gold Medals In His Olympic Career https://deafniche.com/the-deaf-man-who-won-11-gold-medals-in-his-olympic-career/ https://deafniche.com/the-deaf-man-who-won-11-gold-medals-in-his-olympic-career/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:10:00 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=11586 Jeff Float is a former American swimmer who had a successful career at the collegiate and international level. His matter of fact nature and sense of humor defined his career:  “With the last name of Float, what else was I going to do?”   Born in Buffalo, New York, he contracted viral meningitis which destroyed his […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/the-deaf-man-who-won-11-gold-medals-in-his-olympic-career/feed/ 0 John Goodricke: The Man Who Discovered The Stars’ Uniqueness https://deafniche.com/john-goodricke-the-man-who-discovered-the-stars-uniqueness/ https://deafniche.com/john-goodricke-the-man-who-discovered-the-stars-uniqueness/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:20:53 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=11540 John Goodricke is a deaf astronomer who is a member of the Fellowship of Royal Society since 1786; he made the modern measurement of the stars possible.   He recieved the Copley Medal for his work on periodic variation and size of stars such as the binary star Algol.   Originally born in Groningen, Netherlands, […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/john-goodricke-the-man-who-discovered-the-stars-uniqueness/feed/ 0 Did You Know How Deaf Smith County in Texas Come to Be? https://deafniche.com/did-you-know-how-did-deaf-smith-county-in-texas-come-to-be/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:06:18 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=10215 What? There’s a county in the United States named after a deaf person? That’s the first thought most of us have upon finding out the existence of Deaf Smith County, Texas. Deaf Smith County is indeed named after a deaf soldier by the name of Erastus “Deaf” Smith-pronounced as “Dif” Smith! He was the first […]

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]]> The Amazing Story of Helen Keller’s Success Before She Was Born https://deafniche.com/the-amazing-story-of-helen-kellers-success-before-she-was-born/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:54:13 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=10167 An American author, lecturer and political activists – Helen Adam Keller is a great example of advocacy and dynamism for all the people with various disabilities. She was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. She proved to the world that deaf-blind people can also gain an education – a definition of […]

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]]> Cool Facts about American Sign Language https://deafniche.com/cool-facts-asl/ https://deafniche.com/cool-facts-asl/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:14:24 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=10117 Who benefits from ASL? Necessity is the mother of invention; sign language is used by many people and even creatures! 1. It’s another process than spoken languages due to its visual and spatial nature and exercises a different part of the brain. 2. ASL was originally invented for deaf communication-80% of deaf babies are born […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/cool-facts-asl/feed/ 1 Did you know this about Deaf Soldiers? https://deafniche.com/memorial/ https://deafniche.com/memorial/#comments Tue, 30 May 2017 03:11:34 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=10084 Today is Memorial Day, the day out of each year that United States citizens take a pause and remember all the lives sacrificed for their country. Today is also a great day to learn some interesting bits of long-forgotten history about deaf citizens! Did you know that the US Civil War was the last recorded […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/memorial/feed/ 2 “Mother of Music in ASL” Passed Away-Remembering Shirley Childress https://deafniche.com/mother-music-asl-passed-away-remembering-shirley-childress/ https://deafniche.com/mother-music-asl-passed-away-remembering-shirley-childress/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2017 01:25:09 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9981 March 6, 2017-Shirley Childress passed away at the age of 69. Childress is best known for being the first black certified ASL interpreter and as one of the members in the band Sweet Honey in The Rock. Over the course of her career, she interpreted for famous people such as Maya Angelou (writer of I Know […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/mother-music-asl-passed-away-remembering-shirley-childress/feed/ 2 Top 10 Deaf Women in History You Need to Know About For International Women’s Day https://deafniche.com/top-deaf-women-in-history-you-need-to-know-about-for-international-womens-day/ https://deafniche.com/top-deaf-women-in-history-you-need-to-know-about-for-international-womens-day/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2017 03:49:21 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9947 History textbooks used in American schools tend to be focused on hearing male history, which is why International Women’s Day and Deaf History Month were established, so we don’t forget the incredible individuals who made history as well! This list is focused on Deaf women who made history-see if you know about half of them. […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/top-deaf-women-in-history-you-need-to-know-about-for-international-womens-day/feed/ 3 First Ever Deaf Golfer Competes In PGA Genesis Open https://deafniche.com/first-ever-deaf-golfer-competes-in-pga-genesis-open/ https://deafniche.com/first-ever-deaf-golfer-competes-in-pga-genesis-open/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2017 01:26:41 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9849 Kevin Hall is confident about his first time in a PGA tour at the Genesis Open in Pacific Palisades, California. When asked why, he says it’s because no matter what happens he’s very happy to have made it this far. Hall became deaf at 2 years old and started learning golf at 9 years old. […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/first-ever-deaf-golfer-competes-in-pga-genesis-open/feed/ 3 The Top 5 Cutest Deaf Dogs https://deafniche.com/top-10-cutest-deaf-dogs/ https://deafniche.com/top-10-cutest-deaf-dogs/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2016 04:04:28 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9188 Awww! Who can resist those wagging tails? Deafness in dogs are generally a result of a genetic mutation found in the merle and albino colorings, although all breeds carry the potential of congenial and late-life deafness. Now deaf dogs are gaining popularity due to an increase in public awareness and accessibility to Sign Language in […]

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