Seniors in History
Fads and Fashions
Florida
100

This Russian empress was a sexy sexagenarian when she finished fighting the Turks in 1792

Catherine the Great 

100

In 1943 these "suits" were worn with wide-brimmed hats & long chains

Zoot Suits 

100

This park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S.

the Everglades 

200

In her late 60s, this Duchess of Aquitaine wielded great power while her son King Richard I was on crusade

Eleanor 

200

This Brazilian bombshell of the 1940s sent America tutti-frutti

Carmen Miranda 

200

This city is the seat of Dade County

Miami

300

This 76-year-old Red Cross "angel" distributed supplies in Cuba during the Spanish-American War

Clara Barton 

300

To be fashionable, F. Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice did it to her hair

bobbed it

300

Pat Booth's novel "Palm Beach" is dedicated to this "Prize" socialite turned novelist

Roxanne Pulitzer 

400

In 1974, when in his 70s, this former Viceroy of India became Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight

Mountbatten 

400

In 1953 this fad clothing style for men hit 2 inches above the knee

Bermuda Shorts

400

In 1513, in the area of what's now this city, Ponce de Leon took possession of the region for Spain

St. Augustine 

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