Born on this day, musical genius, Thomas Greene Wiggins, known as 'Blind Tom.' After the purchase of his parents by U.S. Colonel Neil Bethune, Wiggins was given out as a discount due to his blindness. From his infancy, Wiggins manifested an extraordinary ability to compose sounds. Bethune’s family learned about the boy’s gifts and Mary […]
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