image credit
There are countless Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts backpacking through forests in 155 countries around the world. But while those iconic khaki uniforms are associated with childhood adventure, scouting was actually forged in the heat of battle by a desperate British military officer.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Forged In The Heat Of Battle: The Origin Of The Boy Scouts
Another Article
culture
- Kumbhalgarh - The Great Wall Of India
- Rare Photographs Of Chinese Women From The 1800s
- 11 Monarchs Crowned While They Were In Diapers
- How To Fold An American Flag
- Peanuts, Blackjack And Pee: Strangest Space Mission Superstitions
- There Goes The Neighborhood: Mobile Victorian House Sets Sail for Desert
- 28 Freaky Ghost Towns You Can Visit
history
- Roche Rock - Where Tristan And Isolde Hid In Plain Sight
- 11 Monarchs Crowned While They Were In Diapers
- The Maijishan Grottoes - Artistic Treasure Of China's Past
- Playing With Matches: Sexy, Silly 1930s Ads That Went Up In Smoke
- The 10 Greatest FBI Agents In History
- The Airship Postcard Albums Of Lord Ventry
- Gargoyles - Glorious Gruesome Grotesques
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment