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Robert Wadlow... Alton, Illinois giant....
Robert Wadlow... Alton, Illinois giant....
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February 23, 1936
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, February 23, 1936
* Robert Pershing Wadlow
* 18th birthday report with photo
* Tallest man ever in the World
This 36 page newspaper has a three column heading on page 4: "WORLD'S TALLEST BOY CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY" with a nice photo of Wadlow. See photos for most of the text. He would later become the tallest man in the history of the World a few years later.
Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise good condition.
wikipedia notes: Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) is the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or Giant of Illinois because of his upbringing in Alton, Illinois.
Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 inches in height and weighed 485 pounds at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.
Category: The 20th Century
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