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Since visiting the White House, McLaurin danced with the Harlem Globetrotters and attended her first Major League Baseball game. That same year, Washington Nationals even presented her with her own jersey featuring number 107, to honor her 107th birthday.

110 YEARS YOUNG! Let's wish a happy birthday to D.C.'s favorite centenarian, Virginia McLaurin, who turns a fabulous 110 years old today! ?????? https://t.co/hk9dJvBins pic.twitter.com/lzIhmowC4C

— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) March 12, 2019

McLaurin was born in 1910 when William Taft was president, but fulfilled her dream of visiting the White House and meeting President Obama at age 106.

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