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James South is about to hit a big milestone in his life and he's hoping others can help him celebrate by mailing him a birthday card. South turns 100 on October 7 and his birthday wish is to receive 100 cards. It's a wish his assisted living home is trying to make come true. Brookdale Senior Living in Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, posted an image of South with a sign on Facebook on Friday. "Hello! My name is James South and I am a proud World War II Veteran! I will be turning 100 on October 7th,...

Ernie Lacroix reached two milestones on February 23: He finished his 20th-straight Cowtown 5K, and his first race as a 100-year-old. The Fort Worth, Texas, resident hit the century mark the day before on February 22, and what better way to celebrate than to do so by embarking on that time-honored tradition? “I have no idea of what prompted me to give the Cowtown a go,” Lacroix told Runner’s World. “I knew beforehand that I didn’t have a chance to win anything, but all the people obviously enjoying the competition looked like fun, so I gave it a go. I...

This Sunday millions of Americans will tune in to watch the Super Bowl - an annual highlight in the sporting world to decide the championship team in professional American football. But, before the game starts, they will remember Reagan, who would have been 100 years old this day. ~~"Some experts say Reagan would have no chance with the Republican Party of today." "I doubt that Reagan could be elected today," said political strategist Mark McKinnon.~~

I could say I'm a fan of George Kennan, inspite of the fact that I didn't have a chance to read none of his books, just articles and excerpts, and ofcourse his "long telegram". This excellent man would (I hope will) turn 100 years if he's alive, and I just don't know if he is alive or not? I live across the ocean, I'm not even from Europe, but from Balkans, and I'm not even muslim or croat or albanian, but Serb. So news travel very, very slow from US to here :-) I wish you all health! capt Albala