2016-07-10   World

Goldie Michelson, the oldest person in America, dies at 113 in Worcester

Goldie Michelson, the oldest person in America, dies at 113 – The Boston Globe

Her life spanned two world wars, 19 presidents, and much more. „The things she’s seen in her lifetime – penicillin, computers, cellphones, microwaves, everything,” said her granddaughter, Marilyn Melton. None of those innovations really fazed Mrs. Michelson, said Melton, who added that „she would say, ‘It’s not what I’ve seen, it’s what I haven’t seen: Man’s inhumanity to man, why hasn’t that changed?’