TEDDY ROOSEVELT WAS PRESIDENT WHEN THIS LADY WAS BORN

A Granny to tenants at Linda Villa will be coming by for a little cake.  Very special she be.  Born in 1908, she be 102 today.  Fancy that...

Can you imagine?  1908!


The first ever beauty contest is held in Folkestone, England.
Devastating earthquake hits Messina, killing 100,000.
"Young Turk" revolution in Ottoman Empire.
Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire.
Bosnia-Herzegovnia annexed by Austro-Hungary.
Crete votes for union with Greece (union is not fully effected until 1913).
"Tunguska Event" - meteor impact in Siberia. The explosion is equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshma bombs.
SOS becomes the standard radio distress symbol.
Mother's Day is celebrated for the first time.
Ford Model T. introduced.
Sixteenth Amendment to US Constitution (authorizing Federal government to collect income tax) is ratified.
Boy Scouts founded.
Olympics hosted in UK.
Teddy Roosevelt was president.

What a world of change "Ila" has seen during her life.

With a little luck, Ila will live as long as one of me Brit relatives, lived until 108, 4 days old.  Right, I just had to do that, crow about me brilliant family.  Shame on me.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the lovely lady, many more to come.