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Nov 21 min read
Six Years Ago: Kitty O'Neil Dies
Professional stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil died six years ago today (Nov. 2, 2018) from pneumonia at the age of 72. Among other things, the...
Aug 311 min read
Remembering “Bummy” Burstein
Gerald “Bummy” Burstein died on this date (Aug. 31) in 2018 at the age of 91 in Riverside, California. Bummy is worth remembering for his...
Aug 81 min read
Dorothy Casterline Died One Year Ago Today
Casterline made a major contribution in the 1950s to a book that revolutionized the study of Deaf culture. image: Gallaudet.edu...
Apr 171 min read
Sign Language Pioneer Died two years ago today
Ursula Bellugi, the first to demonstrate that ASL is a true language, died at the age of 91, two years ago today (April 17, 2022)....
Jan 201 min read
On this date: JL Sorenson Dies
A driving force in the Deaf community died on this date (Jan. 20) in 2008. James LeVoy Sorenson passed away at a Salt Lake City hospital...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Deaf History: Artist William Agnew
Amateur artist William Agnew died on this day (Dec 21) in 1914. The deaf painter created a series of pictures (none of which survived)...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Remembering Sue Thomas
Best known for a TV show about her work for the FBI, Sue Thomas passed away on Dec. 13, 2022. Sue Thomas speaking in 2011 Sue Thomas...
Dec 10, 20231 min read
It has been a Decade Since the Fake Interpreter Showed Up at Mandela’s Memorial Service
During Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg on this date (Dec. 10) in 2013, a man pretending to interpret for the...
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Getting to Know Dr House
It was on this date (Dec. 7, 2012) that Dr. William F. House died in Oregon at the age of 89. image from House Ear Institute Dr. House is...