The University of al-Qarawiyyin holds the Guinness World Record for oldest higher-learning institution in the world; University of Bologna oldest in Europe
Universities around the world have a long history. Fez, Morocco, is home to the world's oldest institution of higher education, as recognized by the Guinness World Records. Al-Qarawiyyin University is widely known as the oldest university in the world. It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 and was added to the […]
NYC’s oldest boxing gym – where Robert De Niro trained for ‘Raging Bull’ – keeps punching up its profile
The city's oldest boxing gym continues to make a name for itself. Gleason's Gym, where Robert De Niro trained for “Raging Bull” and Hilary Swank trained for “Million Dollar Baby,” has been fluttering like a butterfly and stinging like a bee across the three boroughs for more than 90 years and is still going strong. […]
St. Augustine is full of rich history as the oldest city in the country
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Oldest Latino civil rights group breaks with past to endorse Harris
The Harris-Waltz campaign is the first to receive the endorsement of a presidential candidate from the United Latino Citizens Association, the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States. The endorsement breaks with the 95-year-old group’s tradition of not making endorsements in presidential elections, and LULAC leaders are expected to appear at […]
Message in bottle found on Jersey Shore could be oldest ever discovered
A message in a bottle found on a beach in Ocean City, New Jersey, may be the oldest message in a bottle ever found. Amy Smith Murphy, 49, was walking through Corson’s Inlet State Park over Independence Weekend when she discovered an antique, green, corked bottle containing what appeared to be a business card from […]
New York’s oldest person turns 112 — and shares secret to her longevity: ‘That’s why I’m living’
She is a person beyond her time. New York’s oldest person turned 112 this week, and she says the secret to her longevity is never marrying or having children. Louise Jean Signore, a vivacious 4-foot-5-inch-tall woman from Co-op City in the Bronx, said she has lived a long and happy life, doesn’t smoke or drink, […]
Elizabeth Francis, America’s oldest person, turns 115
America’s oldest woman turned 115 this week, and she has just one tip for living a long and happy life: “Speak your mind and don’t keep your mouth shut.” Elizabeth Francis of Houston, who has lived through everything from World War I to the sinking of the Titanic, celebrated her birthday on Thursday with two […]
Texas Woman Becomes Oldest Person Living in U.S. on 115th Birthday
A Texas woman turned 115 on Thursday, becoming the oldest living person in the United States, celebrating the special day with her 94-year-old daughter. Elizabeth Frances was born on July 25, 1909, in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, during the term of President William Howard Taft. report. As a black American woman, Frances lived before the […]
Leading Black LGBTQ organization condemns oldest Black fraternity’s proposed transgender ban
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation’s leading civil rights organization dedicated to advancing the rights of Black LGBTQ Americans, has condemned one of the nation’s largest Black fraternal organizations for proposing to ban transgender members. Representatives of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the oldest African-American college fraternity, passed a bill at its constitutional convention […]
One of the world’s oldest gorillas dies at California zoo 20 years past life expectancy
One of the oldest male gorillas living in a US zoo has died at the age of 52. The gorilla, named Winston, lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California for about 20 years longer than the average lifespan. The park announced the gorilla’s death on July 13, noting that he had been […]