{"id":43491,"date":"2026-02-18T23:53:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=43491"},"modified":"2026-02-18T23:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:53:51","slug":"naomi-whitehead-a-resident-of-greenville-pennsylvania-celebrated-her-115th-birthday-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=43491","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Whitehead, a resident of Greenville, Pennsylvania, celebrated her 115th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>becoming the oldest living person in the United States and North America. Born in 1910 in Georgia, she is a supercentenarian who has witnessed major historical events, including two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Civil Rights Movement. 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