104-year-old woman breaks world record for oldest person to skydive
The thought of jumping out of a plane with nothing but a parachute to save me is one of the more daunting things I can think of… But for this centenarian, it’s a piece of ...
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Sister André, French nun who was the world’s oldest person, dies at 118
Some people are blessed with extraordinarily long lives, and a lucky few even get to hold the record for the world’s oldest living person. These super seniors are a link to a long-ago past that ...
Oldest person in the US celebrates her 115th birthday with her children, the eldest of whom is 90
Bessie Hendricks, a resident of Lake City, Iowa has officially become the oldest person in the United States after celebrating her 115th! birthday on Monday, November 7. According to reports, Bessie, born all the way ...
William Shatner, 90, becomes oldest person to travel to space: ‘Everybody in the world needs to do this’
William Shatner, 90, became the oldest person to travel to space when he and three others blasted off to space Wednesday morning in Blue Origin’s New Shepherd 4. The 90-year-old best known for playing Captain ...
Wally Funk, a trailblazer in aviation for women, becomes oldest person to travel to space at 82
Wally Funk dreamed of being an astronaut ever since she was a little girl, but despite passing all the qualification tests, she was denied the opportunity to become an astronaut. Then Jeff Bezos invited her ...
Hester Ford, America’s oldest person, celebrates her 116th birthday in style with parade – Happy Birthday
America’s oldest person celebrated her 116th birthday in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, and the festivities were rich and well deserved. We covered the build-up to Hester Ford’s latest milestone last week, and it would ...
95-year-old grandmother becomes oldest person to recover from coronavirus in Italy
A 95-year-old grandmother has become the oldest person in the province of Modena, Italy, to beat coronavirus, according to reports. The Daily Mail say Alma Clara Corsini, from Fanano, was rushed to a hospital on ...
Edie Ceccarelli, becomes America’s oldest living person, as she celebrates her 116th birthday
The oldest person in the United States has turned 116 years old. On Monday, February 5, Edie Ceccarelli turned 116 and became the second oldest person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group. ...
Thelma Sutcliffe, oldest living person in the US, dies at 115
Thelma Sutcliffe, the woman who held the title as the oldest person in the United States, has died. She was 115. “She passed very peacefully. It was just time,” her longtime friend Luella “Lou” Mason ...
Harlem woman becomes oldest living person in the US after celebrating 114th birthday
“This is Harlem history, this is family history we are standing here with a Harlem landmark, a Harlem icon – Mrs. Alelia Murphy,” State Sen. Brian Benjamin said, according to PIX11. From now on July ...