95-year-old Harrisburg man is living history

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — While the Empire State Building was going up, and Pluto got its name, Calobe Jackson Jr. arrived.

It was the Great Depression, but Jackson, who turns 96 in April, said the kids weren’t so depressed.

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“Golden ages for the kids because we played everywhere,” he said. “We ran through the streets. We made up games.”…

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