History of the Boy Scouts
On January 24, 1908, Robert Baden-Powell published the first installment of Scouting for Boys, a pivotal event in the creation of the worldwide Boy Scouts organization.
On January 24, 1908, Robert Baden-Powell published the first installment of Scouting for Boys, a pivotal event in the creation of the worldwide Boy Scouts organization.
On January 3, 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt established the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes.
On October 7, 1891, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) was founded in Chicago, Illinois.
On September 29, 1899, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
Social worker Jane Addams was born on September 6, 1860, in Cedarville, Illinois.
Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan was born on July 13, 1886, in Leabeg, Ireland.
The Salvation Army was established as the East London Christian Mission on July 2, 1865. The mission was created by Methodist minister William Booth and his wife Catherine.
American illustrator, author, youth leader, and social reformer Daniel “Uncle Dan” Beard was born on June 21, 1850, in Cincinnati, Ohio
On June 7, 1917, the Lions Club held their first national meeting in Chicago. The oldest continuously operating Lions Club was established on January 18, 1916, in Austin, Texas.