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June 27:Alvin Toffler, Helen Keller


Helen Keller
American author
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Wikipedia
Born: June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States
Died: June 1, 1968, Easton, Connecticut, United States
Movies: The Miracle Worker, Helen Keller in Her Story
Education: Radcliffe College (1900–1904), more
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Life is either a great adventure or nothing.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.


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Alvin Toffler - Wikipedia

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Alvin Toffler (October 4, 1928 – June 27, 2016) was an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing modern technologies, including the digital revolution and the communication revolution, with emphasis on their effects on cultures worldwide. Toffler was an associate editor of Fortune magazine.

Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock, dies aged 87



Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock, dies aged 87
Toffler was one of the world’s most famous futurists who foresaw how…
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