Oldest American Turns 115 Today

[Burhead]

BBC News - Oldest American celebrates 115th birthday

Just crazy to think some of the major historical events she has lived through;

World War I
The Russian Revolution
The Creation of the Soviet Union
Spanish Civil War
World War II (Bore witness to the rise and falls of two empires and the creation and use of one of the world's worst inventions)
The Cold War
The Civil Rights Movement
The death of both the Soviet Union and the former Yugoslavia
Iraq I & II
Afghanistan
9/11

I mean I could go but you get the picture. Maybe it's because I'm a nerd but seeing all that would have interested me.

 

[crusse10]

I knew Bartolo Colon's birthday was today, but I didn't think he was THAT old

 

[Wickerhead]

She's even lived through Obama being president so far.

 

[hmanvolfan]

She's even lived through Obama being president so far.

That should kill her soon.

 

[vollygirl]

Hope you enjoyed your birthday Mrs. Talley.

 

[SDV]

Bless her heart

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

There is a woman in Indiana I know personally who is 105. She still gets around pretty good too, even if she is in assisted living.