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Presidential History & Braille
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Louis Braille created the Braille alphabet, a series of raised dots that allows blind people to "read" with their fingers. In doing so, Braille greatly improved life for the blind. January 4, 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Braille's birth. The United States is honoring the renowned inventor with a commemorative silver dollar.
In 1821, at the age of 12, Louis Braille began developing a code that would help blind people to read. How old was Braille when he invented the Braille alphabet?
Answer Pathfinder
Subject Heading(s):
Braille; Braille, Louis (1809-1852) (both by date)
Keyword(s):
Keywords: "Louis Braille"; Braille (both by relevance)
Topic Browse Path:
NOTABLE PEOPLE: Inventors; TECHNOLOGY: Inventions & How Things Work: Braille
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Louis Braille," Biography for Beginners--Inventors, 2006
Answer:
Louis Braille was only 15 years old when he invented the Braille alphabet.
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Nine presidents were quietly inaugurated following the death of their predecessors.
On August 23, 1923, after learning that President Warren G. Harding had died, Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office at his birthplace, a farmhouse in Plymouth, Vermont. Who administered the oath of office?
A. Former Vermont Governor Percival W. Clement
B. John Coolidge, Calvin's father
C. United States Marshal A.V. Harvey
D. Vermont Governor Redfield Proctor
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Coolidge Takes Oath in Farmhouse, Pledges to Continue Harding Policies," UPI's 20th Century Top Stories, Aug 3, 1923
Answer:
B. John Coolidge, Calvin's father
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President Coolidge
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