June 27: The Story of a Special Day

JUNE 27, 1880 - HELEN KELLER IS BORN!The Story of a Special Day for June 27On June 27, 1880, advocate for the disabled Helen Keller is born. Before she turned two years old, she became ill, and lost both her sight and hearing. In spite of that, she became a noted speaker and influential writer. Other people born on June 27 include Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan, billionaire candidate Ross Perot, designers Vera Wang and Norma Kamali, filmmaker J. J. Abrams, activist Emma Goldman, and pool pl...