Mar. 16, 2025
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An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy tragically died during his Make-a-Wish trip.
The young boy, who had terminal brain cancer, had flown from his home to Minneapolis to fulfill his wish when his health took a turn for the worse.
According to the news outlet, Choroszy’s brother Jake also flew in from South Dakota for the special visit.
“On Monday, we did a lot of shopping and he was doing really good,” his mother, Tammy Wildish, said.
Mar. 16, 2025
Bob Weighton.Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Images
Bob Weighton, a 111-year-old former teacher and engineer from Hampshire, England, is now the world’s oldest living man, according to multiple reports.
“I don’t really feel satisfied because it means someone else has died,” Weighton told the BBC of his new title, adding, “I just accept it as a fact. It’s not something I ever intended, wanted or worked for but it’s just one of those facts of life.
Mar. 16, 2025
Bernice Bohannon getting her COVID vaccine.Photo: Indiana University Health
Bernice Bohannon has seen it all.
Born in 1910, the Indianapolis resident has lived through a number of historical moments, including the 1918 influenza pandemic, two world wars and the Great Depression.
She has also been alive to witness the civil rights movement, the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., and most recently, theCOVID-19 pandemic.
And on Tuesday, the 111-year-old woman — who is one of the oldest living residents in Indiana — added another big moment to her life story:receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mar. 16, 2025
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A demolition worker in New Jersey is opening up about uncovering a century-old message in a bottle at Montclair State University.
“All of a sudden I hit an unusual void in the wall,” he told News 12 New Jersey. “My chipping gun went in and I heard glass breaking.”
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“Amazing to think, if he started chipping a few feet in either direction, the bottle may have been inside a wall section which was taken down in one piece and may never have been found,” Mahoney told CNN.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Once aChicago White Soxfan, always a Chicago White Sox fan!
A Lansing, Illinois-based man named CP Crawford celebrated turning 112 years old on Aug. 25 with the treat of a lifetime: a trip to Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago to take in his first in-person game since beginning to follow the team more than 100 years ago.
“He didn’t know until we got there. And when I told him we were at the White Sox game, he got a big smile on his face,” Holmes told theJournalof the Thursday celebration.