Tag: 100th birthday
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Colorado Springs woman celebrates 100th birthday: ‘I have no idea how this happened’
Of all the technological marvels Grace Burns has seen throughout her lifetime, the most amazing has been the television, she said. “I was already married when I got my first TV,” said Burns, who turned 100 on Thursday. “My husband and I took a vacation to California, and we brought back a black-and-white television set.…
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World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Colorado Springs
A member of America’s “Greatest Generation” celebrated his 100th birthday in Colorado Springs on Friday. Scores of family members, friends, and admirers gathered at the Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. to wish Robert Brakley, a World War II veteran, a happy centennial. Brakley sat at a place of honor in the reception room as a steady stream…