March 12, 1912

On March 12, 1912, the Girl Scouts of America had their very first meeting ever. Since then, millions of girls have participated in the organization. What else was making news on that exact same day in history? Find out with three fun additional history stories.

SOURCES

• “10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Girl Scouts.” GSCCC Blog, July 11, 2019. https://girlscoutsccc.com/2019/07/18/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-girl-scouts/.
• “About Early Girl Scouting.” Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace. Accessed August 21, 2024. https://www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/en/explore/history/about-early-girl scouting.html#:~:text=Whenever%20there%20was%20a%20question,the%20United%20States%20in%201913.
• “Advertisement: Olympic and Titanic (Page 21).” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), March 12, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “Bring Boy Back to Reformatory.” Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), March 14, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “The Cardiff Giant Fools The Nation, 145 Years Ago.” History.com. Accessed August 22, 2024. https://www.history.com/news/the-cardiff-giant-fools-the-nation-145-years-ago.

• “Cardiff Giant.” Wikipedia, August 19, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Giant. www.newspapers.com.

• “Circuit Court.” Dubbo Dispatch (Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia), April 16, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “The Cumnock Poisoning Case: Some Additional Evidence.” The Leader (Orange, New South Wales, Australia), March 12, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “Cumnock Sensation: Death of Mrs. Johnson.” The Molong Express (Molong, New South Wales, Australia), March 16, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “Death of Mrs. Johnson.” The Molong Argus (Molong, New South Wales, Australia), October 13, 1911. www.newspapers.com.

• “First Own Sound Company of Girl Guides.” Owen Sound Sun (Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada), March 12, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “Juliette Gordon Low: Girl Scouts.” Girl Scouts of the USA. Accessed August 21, 2024.

• https://www.girlscouts.org/en/discover/about-us/history/juliette-gordon-low.html.

• “Sell CardiffcGiant Pay Storage Claim.” Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), October 31,c1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “Sues for ‘Board’ of Cardiff Giant.” Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), March 14, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “‘Cardiff Giant’ Again.” St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), March 12, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

• “’Twas Good Story But Wasn’t True.” Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), March 18, 1912. 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.