 In Fairbanks, Alaska, an incredible milestone was celebrated as Mrs. Louise Thompson, a black woman with a storied past, turned 110 years old. Black News highlights Thompson, who has lived through 19 U.S. presidents and holds the unique distinction of having catered for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's family. Her family notes that she has always been an active and lively person, living by her personal philosophy of, quote, we're old, but we're not dead.