http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blo...turns-116-154351161--abc-news-topstories.html
I took this from the comments.
"Putting this dear woman's age into context...1896, William McKinley was President. Theodore Roosevelt was Vice President. She was 2 when the Spanish-American War broke out. 16 when the Titanic sank. 18 when WW1 started in 1914. 20 when America entered WW1 (1916). 24 years old when women were granted the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920. 33 years old when the Great Depression occurred in 1929. 43 when WW2 started in 1939. 45 when the US entered into WW2 in 1941. 49 years old when WW2 ended in 1945. She was 54 when the Korean War started in 1950. 56 when Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1952. 65 when the Berlin Wall went up. She was 68 when the Civil Rights Act was signed into law in 1964. She was 73 when Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in 1969. She was 79 when the US left Vietnam in 1975. She was 93 when the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. She was 104 when we entered the new Millennium of 2000AD. Mars Rover Curiosity was launched when she was 115, in 2011. So much history in such a long life! Any journalist would be privileged to interview Besse Cooper. I wish her many more years of happiness & joy. Peace."
I took this from the comments.
"Putting this dear woman's age into context...1896, William McKinley was President. Theodore Roosevelt was Vice President. She was 2 when the Spanish-American War broke out. 16 when the Titanic sank. 18 when WW1 started in 1914. 20 when America entered WW1 (1916). 24 years old when women were granted the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920. 33 years old when the Great Depression occurred in 1929. 43 when WW2 started in 1939. 45 when the US entered into WW2 in 1941. 49 years old when WW2 ended in 1945. She was 54 when the Korean War started in 1950. 56 when Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1952. 65 when the Berlin Wall went up. She was 68 when the Civil Rights Act was signed into law in 1964. She was 73 when Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in 1969. She was 79 when the US left Vietnam in 1975. She was 93 when the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. She was 104 when we entered the new Millennium of 2000AD. Mars Rover Curiosity was launched when she was 115, in 2011. So much history in such a long life! Any journalist would be privileged to interview Besse Cooper. I wish her many more years of happiness & joy. Peace."
