Dan and Rhonda Nemsky from Glen Carbon brought their dogs to help celebrate Robert Wadlow's birthday at the Old Bakery Beer Co. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. Megan Zilm of Godfrey dances with her ...
Robert Wadlow’s 107th birthday was celebrated at the Old Bakery Beer Company with live music and the re-release of the brewery’s popular Gentle Giant Double IPA beer. The 8-foot, 11-inch-tall ...
Today is Monday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2025. There are 310 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Feb. 24, 1868, the U.S. House of ...
I consoled myself by learning about the indisputably real, 8 ft 11.1 inch Robert Wadlow, courtesy of what was then called “The Guinness Book of World Records.” At the age of 9, I was the ...
Wadlow was the oldest of five children. Here's Wadlow on his 17th birthday with his two younger brothers. All of Wadlow's relatives were of normal weight and stature. Here's a family photo in 1935 ...
S. doctors’ tongues, for the Journal of the American Medical Association had just published a lengthy thoroughgoing account of Robert Wadlow of Alton, Ill. who, the author asserted ...
We talked about the very different lives their three children lead, Robert Wadlow, known as the world’s tallest man, and the differences between northern and southern Missouri. Lunchtime ...
The tallest ever person in documented history sadly didn't live for very long. Robert Pershing Wadlow was known as the 'Alton Giant' having been born in Alton, Illinois in 1918. Aged 22 at the ...
Celebrate the life of Robert Wadlow at the 107th Birthday Celebration at The Old Bakery Beer Company on February 22, 2025, featuring live music and themed merchandise in honor of this remarkable ...
The Rotary Club has managed and completed many additional projects over the years, including Lincoln-Douglas Square, the Robert Wadlow statue, fountains and more. A lot of their projects are ...
If you’re aiming for record-breaking glory, you might want to steer clear of these 8 impossible challenges. Due to physical ...