Camp Fire USA, originally Camp Fire Girls of America, is a nationwide
youth organization that was founded in Thetford, Vermont, by Luther
Gulick M.D. and his wife Charlotte Vedder Gulick. It was created as
the sister organization to the boy Scouts of America. The name was
changed in 1975 to Camp Fire Boys and Girls when membership
eligibility was expanded to include boys. In 2001, the current
name…Camp Fire USA, was adopted.
17
Mar
GIRLS ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON THIS DATE IN 1910
17
Mar
COUNTRY SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1961
Five Star Jubilee was a country music variety show carried by NBC-TV from
March 17–September 22, 1961. The live program, a spin-off of ABC-TV’s Jubilee
USA, was the first network color television series to originate outside New York
City or Hollywood. It was produced from the Landers Theater (above) in Springfield, Missouri. The series featured five rotating hosts, Snooky Lanson, Tex Ritter, Rex
Allen, Jimmy Wakely, and Carl Smith. The sponsor was Massey Ferguson.
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12
Mar
GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUNDED ON THIS DATE IN 1912
Juliette Gordon Low (shown above) founded the Girl Guides, which
would become the Girl Scouts of the USA, the world’s largest voluntary
organization for young women.
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