It was on this date in 1910 that William Dickson Boyce founded the Boy Scouts of America. His mission was inspired by an event a year earlier when he got lost in a thick London fog. A young man did him a “good turn” by helping him find his way. But when Boyce offered him a tip, the boy refused it, saying he was merely doing his duty as a Boy Scout. Boyce was so impressed he helped establish an American counterpart of the group when he returned to the United States.