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P1 MILLION FOR THE OLDEST FILIPINA
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Lola Francisca Susano of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental who celebrated her 124th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 11, may expect P1 million from government as gift for being the oldest person alive on planet Earth.
 

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Born in 1912.

  • People lived much shorter lives in 1912. Average life expectancy in USA was 51,5 in 1912 (now 78,3)
  • The car began to change the way people live. Ford's Model T was being mass-produced in USA.
  • The first electric self-starter for automobiles introduced – you didn’t need to go out and crank the car to start by turning a heavy handle.
  • In most “developed” countries women were not allowed to vote.
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  • Zeppelins were seen as the future of air travel, but airplanes were becoming more common. Women (at least one) were allowed to fly in the UK, but not vote until 1928.
  • The first air force in the world, the Royal Flying Corps (Royal Air Force nowadays) formed in 1912. Dropping bombs from the sky became a common practice from then on.
  • The Radio started becoming a major communication tool. The Titanic would be the first ship to send a radio SOS before it sank on April 14th 1912.
  • Unions and progressive legislation started making the life of the workingman more comfortable and safer. Purer food and safer drug laws began making life healthier for everybody.
Wars going on in 1912:
  • Serbia, Montenegro and Greece declared war on Turkey.
  • Turkey attacked Bulgaria.
  • Italians at war with Turkey and took over Libya.
  • US Marines invaded Nicaragua (leaving finally in 1925) and Honduras
  • US forces land in Cuba to quell anti-discrimination protests by Afro-Cubans

Italian Dirigibles bombing Turkish troops. The first aerial bombing in history! Photo source:
Now let’s take a look at what was happening around the world in 1912:
Australia
  • First air crash in Australia, between Mount Druitt and Rooty Hill
  • The Maternity Allowance Act 1912 granted a “Baby Bonus” of five pounds (325 GBP today) to the mother of every child born in Australia. No one even thinks of including indigenous and non-citizens.

There is more:

https://originalwavelength.blogspot.com/2012/01/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html
She has seen a lot of history.

 

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