1988 Death Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72), dies at 78 1975 Event Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0 1945 Birthday Donna Theodore, Broadway singer, Hollywood Talent Scouts 1942 Birthday Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer, Talent Scouts 1920 Birthday Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA, 1961-72 1916 Event Boys Scouts of America receives congressional charter 1915 Event Girl Scouts founded 1912 Event Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low 1911 Event Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam 1910 Event Boy Scouts of America incorporated and chartered (William D. Boyce - Chicago) 1907 Event Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England 1890 Birthday Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves 1860 Birthday Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder, Girl Scouts of America 1857 Birthday Robert Baden-Powell, founder, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides
