Sentence List: History
In 1947, Rhulin Thomas became the first deaf pilot to fly from coast-to-coast in the U.S. alone.
YEAR 1947 R-H-U-L-I-N T-H-O-M-A-S HE FIRST DEAF PILOT ALONE UNITED STATES C-O-A-S-T FLY-ACROSS C-O-A-S-T.
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was a hard of hearing scientist who received the Nobel Prize in 1932 for helping shape our understanding of the central nervous system.
S-I-R C-H-A-R-L-E-S S-C-O-T-T S-H-E-R-R-I-N-G-T-O-N HIMSELF HARD-OF-HEARING SCIENTIST. YEAR 1932 HE RECEIVED N-O-B-E-L P-R-I-Z-E MEDAL WHY? HE HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND C-E-N-T-R-A-L N-E-R-V-O-U-S S-Y-S-T-E-M.
Andrew Foster was a famous Deaf African American who was a reverend, educator, and missionary. He established the first school for the deaf in Africa.
A-N-D-R-E-W F-O-S-T-E-R HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF BLACK MINISTER TEACHER MISSIONARY. HE SETUP FIRST DEAF SCHOOL WHERE? AFRICA.
Cal Rodgers was a deaf pilot. He made the first transcontinental airplane flight after crashing several times along the way.
C-A-L R-O-D-G-E-R-S HE DEAF PILOT HIS GOAL U-S FLY-ACROSS (FLIGHT) WRONG FLY-ACROSS CRASH LUCKY ALIVE FIX FIX FIX FLY-ACROSS CRASH STILL ALIVE FIX FIX FIX FLY-ACROSS MANY STOP STOP STOP FINALLY ARRIVE YAY.
Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa. He won the silver medal in the Olympics in 2000.
T-E-R-E-N-C-E P-A-R-K-I-N HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF SWIMMER FROM SOUTH AFRICA. 2000 OLYMPICS SILVER MEDAL HE WON.
Three of the most famous deaf pilots are Cal Rodgers, Nellie Zabel Willhite, and Rhulin Thomas.
MOST FAMOUS DEAF PILOTS WHO? ONE-OF-THREE C-A-L R-O-D-G-E-R-S, TWO-OF-THREE N-E-L-L-I-E Z-A-B-E-L W-I-L-L-H-I-T-E, THREE-OF-THREE R-H-U-L-I-N T-H-O-M-A-S.
My mother’s baked potato soup is the BEST!
MY MOTHER HER B-A-K-E-D POTATO SOUP CHAMP (BEST).
I. King Jordan was the first Deaf President of Gallaudet University.
I K-I-N-G J-O-R-D-A-N HIMSELF FIRST DEAF PRESIDENT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.
Christy Smith was the first deaf contestant to appear on the reality TV show Survivor.
C-H-R-I-S-T-Y S-M-I-T-H HERSELF FIRST DEAF PERSON INVOLVE #TV PROGRAM TITLE S-U-R-V-I-V-O-R.
Jeff Float is a deaf American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.
J-E-F-F F-L-O-A-T HIMSELF AMERICAN DEAF SWIMMER 1984 OLYMPICS GOLD MEDAL HE WON.
Who wrote the Constitution?
CONSTITUTION WHO WROTE?
Dr. Charles Nicolle was born hearing but became deaf by the age of 20. He was the first deaf person to receive a Nobel Prize. It was for discovering that Typhus is spread by lice.
D-R C-H-A-R-L-E-S N-I-C-O-L-L-E HE BORN HEARING EAR DETERIORATE AGE 20 FULL DEAF. HE FIRST DEAF GET N-O-B-E-L P-R-I-Z-E FOR DISCOVERING T-Y-P-H-U-S OUTBREAK START HOW? FROM L-I-C-E.
As a young girl, Alice Cogswell, inspired her neighbor, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, to devote his life to educating the deaf and to create the American School for the Deaf. She and six other deaf children were the first students to attend the American School for the Deaf in 1817.
LITTLE DEAF GIRL NAME A-L-I-C-E C-O-G-S-W-E-L-L MET NEIGHBOR HIS NAME T-H-O-M-A-S H. G-A-L-L-A-U-D-E-T GALLAUDET. HE FASCINATED HER. YEAR 1871 HE ESTABLISHED AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR DEAF. SHE AND SIX OTHER STUDENTS FIRST ENTER A-S-D.
Meb is a fast runner.
FAST RUNNER WHO? M-E-B.
Phyllis Frelich was a deaf actress and famous for winning the 1980 Best Actress Tony Award for the play "Children of a Lesser God."
P-H-Y-L-L-I-S F-R-E-L-I-C-H HERSELF DEAF ACTRESS FAMOUS WHY? WIN T-O-N-Y AWARD FOR PLAY QUOTE “CHILDREN O-F A L-E-S-S-E-R GOD.”
Robert Davila served as the ninth president of Gallaudet University from 2007 to 2009. Prior to becoming the president of Gallaudet University, he was the first Deaf CEO of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
R-O-B-E-R-T D-A-V-I-L-A HE NINTH PRESIDENT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY YEAR 2007 RANGE 2009 BEFORE THAT HE FIRST DEAF CEO ADMINISTRATOR N-T-I-D.
American Sign Language was recognized as a true language in 1965.
YEAR 1965 ASL RECOGNIZED TRUE LANGUAGE.
American Sign Language was recognized as a true language in 1965.
YEAR 1965 ASL RECOGNIZED TRUE LANGUAGE.
Sir John Cornforth was a deaf chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975.
S-I-R J-O-H-N C-O-R-N-F-O-R-T-H HIMSELF DEAF CHEMIST YEAR 1975 HE WON N-O-B-E-L P-R-I-Z-E SPECIALIZED CHEMISTRY.
We learn about Abraham Lincoln today in history class.
TODAY HISTORY CLASS WE LEARN ABOUT WHO? ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
My best friend lives in California.
MY BEST FRIEND LIVES WHERE? CALIFORNIA
Heather Whitestone was the first deaf person to be crowned as Miss America in 1995.
YEAR 1995 H-E-A-T-H-E-R W-H-I-T-E-S-T-O-N-E SHE FIRST DEAF PERSON CROWN M-I-S-S AMERICA.
United States of America became independent from Great Britain in 1784 after the ratification of the Treaty of Paris.
YEAR 1784 AMERICA BECAME INDEPENDENT FROM BRITAIN FINISH RATIFICATION T-R-E-A-T-Y O-F P-A-R-I-S.
There was a famous protest at Gallaudet University in 1988 called Deaf President Now.
BACK YEAR 1988 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY HAPPEN WHAT? FAMOUS PROTEST CALLED DEAF PRESIDENT NOW.
Derrick Coleman was the first deaf football player to participate in the Super Bowl in 2014.
YEAR 2014 D-E-R-R-I-C-K C-O-L-E-M-A-N HE FIRST DEAF FOOTBALL PLAYER INVOLVED SUPER BOWL.
In 1864 Abraham Lincoln approved Gallaudet College to award degrees.
YEAR 1864 ABRAHAM LINCOLN APPROVED GALLAUDET COLLEGE AWARDED DEGREES.
