Helen Keller was struck by illness and lost both her hearing and sight.
Anne Sullivan comes to the Keller home and begins teaching Helen letters by signing into her hand.
Anne makes the "miracle" breakthrough, teaching Helen that everything that has has a name by spelling W-A-T-E-R into Helen's hand as water flows over her palm.
Helen goes to Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston, her first formal education.
Helen becomes a member of the freshmen class of 1904 at Radcliffe College.
With the help of an editor, Helen writes "The Story of My Life."
Helen becomes the first deaf-blind individual to earn a college degree, graduating with honors from Radcliffe.
Helen and Anne travel abroad for the first time, visiting Scotland, Ireland, and England for over six months. She would eventually travel to 39 countries.