Betty was born on January 17, 1922.
Betty White is a legend in her own right. This sweetest lady has not only won the hearts of everyone for her personality, she has also earned a Guinness World Record for the longest TV career for a female entertainer.
The comic dynamo has been performing for more than 74 years in the entertainment industry, and it makes us wonder how come she is not a superhero!
Betty was born on January 17, 1922, which makes her only two years away from celebrating her hundredth birthday. It means she is older than a lot of things, just 10 of them is listed down bellow. And it really puts Betty’s legend into a historical perspective!
#1 Penicillin
Penicillin was discovered in 1928.
#2 Canned Beer
Although we’ve had canned beverages since 1813, mass production of them only started in 1935.
#3 Color Television
June 25, 1951 was the day when CBS broadcast its first color TV show. Unfortunately, no one could tell because they all had black-and-white TV sets.
#4 The Electric Traffic Signal Was Created In 1923
After witnessing an accident between an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage, Garrett Morgan, filed a U.S. patent for a traffic signal. It was granted on 20 November 1923 for Morgan’s three-position traffic signal.
#5 Bubble Gum
In 1928, Walter E. Diemer was experimenting with new gum recipes. These experiments turned out to be successful.
#6 Barbie
In 1959, the world was introduced to Barbie.
#7 1957: Birth Control Pill
Enovid, a drug the FDA approved for menstrual disorders, came with a warning: The mixture of synthetic progesterone and estrogen also prevents ovulation. Two years later, more than half a million American women were taking Enovid—and not all of them had cramps. In 1960, the FDA approved Enovid for use as the first oral contraceptive.
#8 The Rubik’s Cube – Invented 1974
#9 Trampoline
The first modern trampoline was built in 1936.
#10 Jukeboxes
In 1927, Betty White was already five years old when the first jukebox that automatically shifted records was introduced to the public.
