On February 8, 1910, an organization that was quickly becoming popular in Europe started a similar organization in the United States--the Boy Scouts of America. Many boys would go on to join that organization that is still going strong today. What else was being reported on that day in history?

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SOURCES

“100 Miners Dead.” Saline County Democrat (Friend, Nebraska), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Another Fatal Mine Disaster.” Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer (Cresco, Iowa), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“CDC - Mining Feature - Coal Mine Explosion Prevention - NIOSH.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 26, 2016. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/features/coalmineexplosion.html.

Hildebrandt, Eleanor. “10 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know about the Boy Scouts.” Popular Mechanics, February 6, 2023. https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/g26145549/boy-scout-facts/.

“How Swope Died.” The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Killed Wife In New York.” The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee), March 4, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Lord Baden-Powell.” Order of the Arrow, BSA. Accessed May 17, 2023.

“Murder Motive Money.” The York Dispatch (York, Pennsylvania), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Murderer of Sophia Johansen.” Sun-Journal (Lewiston, Maine), February 28, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

Preston, Dick. “Beyond the Trivia-What U.S. President Was Also an Eagle Scout?” KRCG, February 9, 2022. https://krcgtv.com/features/beyond-the-trivia/beyond-the-trivia-what-us-president-was-also-an-eagle scout#:~:text=Seven%20U.S.%20presidents%2C%20starting%20with,reached%20the%20rank%20of%20Star.

Roe, Jason. “Dr. Hyde and Mr. Swope.” KC History. Accessed May 17, 2023. https://kchistory.org/week-kansas-city-history/dr-hyde-and-mr-swope.

“Scouting’s History.” World Organization of the Scout Movement. Accessed May 17, 2023. https://www.scout.org/who-we-are/scout-movement/scoutings-history.

Thomas Andrews. Professor of History, University of Colorado. “What the Strikers Were Fighting for: History Colorado.” History Colorado, April 19, 2021.

“To Devote Time to the Boy Scouts.” The Montreal Star (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Woman’s Body Found Under Floor.” The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.