N.C. woman celebrates 100th birthday at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Posted Oct 26, 2020
Ruby Lambert, a longtime North Carolina resident, celebrated her 100th birthday at the new Morehead on Oct. 19. She and her family experienced a showing of the popular Carolina Skies show to tour through the skies as they were on her exact birth date, Oct. 14, 1920. New safety measures ensured Lambert and her family could celebrate this milestone. (UNC.edu)

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