Category: 100-year-old

Leaky Battleship in Texas Completes Trip for $35 Million Repairs

LA PORTE, Texas—It’s the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought in Europe during World War I and against the Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II. But the greatest challenge in recent years for the USS Texas has been a leaky, rusty hull that at times forced workers…


Oldest US Active Park Ranger Retires at 100

RICHMOND, Calif.—The National Park Service (NPS) announced Mar. 31 that Betty Reid Soskin retired after more than 15 years at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California. She celebrated her 100th birthday in September 2021. A middle school in El Sobrante honored her by renaming the school after her. “To…