24/09/2009
World's Oldest Man celebrates 113th b’day
Walter Breuning, The World's Oldest Man,was born on born Sept. 21, 1896 in Melrose Minnesota and inherited the title of "World's Oldest Man" when Henry Allingham of England died last July 18. Breuning moved to Great Falls in 1918 with the expansion of the railroad and worked in the railroad business for 50 years. He says he stays healthy by eating just two meals per day and exercises by strolling the halls of the retirement home with the aid of a walker. Breuning, born in Melrose, Minnesota, also revealed that he takes one aspirin a day.
Walter Breuning speaks to guests during his 113th birthday party in the Rainbow retirement home ballroom, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Great Falls, Montana. World's oldest man Walter Breuning celebrated his 113th birthday on September 21. The American supercentenarian blew the candles and gave a brief talk at the Rainbow Retirement Community in Great Falls, Montana.