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Scouting or the Scout Movement is a youth movement which became popularly established in the first decade of the 20th century.

It follows the Scout method of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking, and sports. A widely recognized movement characteristic is the Scout uniform, by intent hiding all differences of social standing and encouraging equality, with neckerchief (known as a scarf in some countries) and (originally) a campaign hat or comparable headwear. Distinctive insignia include the fleur-de-lis, as well as merit badges or patches. In many countries, girls-only organizations, whose members are often called Guides instead of Scouts, use a trefoil insignia instead of the fleur-de-lis.

The original program was for youths between the ages of 11 and 17. Other programs for youths who are too young to be in the main program and take the Scout Promise sometimes exist within an organization. Early examples are Wolf Cubs and Brownies. Programs can also exist for those who are older. Early examples are Rovers or Rangers. The actual names or even existence depend on organization and time period. Speciality programs, such as Sea Scouts, exist. (Full article...)

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The World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS) is a non-governmental international Scouting organization with over 7 million members in 151 affiliated Scout organizations in 65 countries. WFIS was formed in Laubach, Germany, in 1996 by Lawrie Dring, a British Scouter with the independent Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (BPSA).

The World Federation of Independent Scouts is open to any Scouting association that is not affiliated with another international organization. WFIS requires that member associations "follow, and use, Baden-Powell's original program, traditions, uniforms, morals, ethics, and structure as laid out in Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys," amended only for "health, environmental, first-aid, and safety reasons." (Full article...)

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Image 1Scouts camping at the hallowed ground of Scouting, Gilwell Park, England in the summer of 2006
Image 2This postage stamp was issued in 1978 to celebrate 50 years of Girl Guiding in the Faroe Isles. This year will mark their 80th anniversary.
Image 3Yang Huimin (simplified Chinese: 杨惠敏; traditional Chinese: 楊惠敏) was a Chinese Girl Guide during the battle of Shanghai.
Image 4Portuguese Girl Scouts at the 21st World Scout Jamboree, Jul 28, 2007, England
Image 5Scouting friends from around the world at the 21st World Scout Jamboree, Aug 01, 2007, England
Image 6Boy Scouts canoeing on the Blackwater River, Virginia
Image 7A Czech Scout camp at 19th World Scout Jamboree 1999
Image 8Rohwer Relocation Center, McGehee, Arkansas. A 5-day Boy Scout Camp on the bank of the Mississippi River was composed of nearly a hundred boys from the Rohwer Center, a few less form the Jerome Center, together with a small troop from the nearby town of Arkansas City.
Image 9Scouts in Virginia, USA having fun, like Scouts from all over the world do outdoors
Image 10Girl Scouts in the Central African Republic
Image 11Scout councils (Boy Scouts of America)
Image 12Commemorative stone marking the site of the first Scout encampment at Brownsea Island, England, held Aug 1-9, 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell
Image 13British Guiana Scout leaders, April 1954
Image 14Mafeking Cadets, one of the many inspirations of the Scouting Movement
Image 15The Tooth of Time, a landmark at Philmont Scout Ranch
Image 16Frederick Russell Burnham one of biggest influences on the founding of Scouting.
Image 17Young future U.S. President Eagle Scout Gerald Ford, Mackinac Island, Michigan, August, 1929
Image 18Cub Scouts of Hong Kong at Scout Rally having fun, Nov 2005
Image 19Wood Badge beads and neckerchief. Wood Badge is the premier Boy Scout adult leader training course. A holder of the Wood Badge is a leader highly trained and dedicated Scout leader.
Image 20American Boy Scouts at summer camp in 2002. In the front row, the first three boys have made Eagle Scout and the 4th is one requirement away.
Image 21Baden-Powell grave
Image 22Lady Olave Baden-Powell, wife of Lord Baden-Powell and founder of Girl Guides/Scouts
Image 23First Gilwell Wood Badge in the Netherlands, July 1923
Image 24A happy Cub Scout holds a winning pine car
Image 25Polish Boy Scouts fighting in the Warsaw Uprising
Image 26Sculpture erected in 1982 to commemorate the 1979 Jamboree at Perry Lakes Western Australia and 75 years of Scouts.
Image 27The 8th Indonesian National Rover Moot - Prambanan Temple-Yogyakarta July 8-17 2003
Image 28Lovely sunrise at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico
Image 291996 World Rover Moot
Image 30Sioux: Ohiyesa, (pronounced Oh hee' yay suh), February 19, 1858 - January 8, 1939) was a Native American author, physician and reformer. He was active in politics and helped found the Boy Scouts of America.
Image 31B-P's footprint
Image 32Preparing the pancakes before the arrival of the children for the evening dinner during the summer camp of the Dutch Student Rover crew Delftsche Zwervers for children in special education. Because pancakes are considered to be a feast meal for children, this is served on the last evening dinner of this camp.
Image 33Memorial stone on Brownsea Island commemorating the first Scout encampment, Aug 1-9, 1907, Brownsea Island
Image 34Boy Scouts of America uniform circa 1917-1918
Image 35The first Scout encampment, Aug 1-9, 1907, Brownsea Island
Image 36Boy Scouts take to the streets in New York City, 1917

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...that Edgar Cunningham was one of the first African-American Eagle Scout?

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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following the resignation of Spiro Agnew. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.

Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he played for the university football team, before eventually attending Yale Law School. Afterward, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1946. Ford was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 from Michigan's 5th congressional district. He served in this capacity for nearly 25 years, the final nine of them as the House minority leader. During his career in the House, he was also part of the Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In December 1973, two months after the resignation of Vice President Agnew, Ford became the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment. After President Nixon resigned in August 1974, Ford immediately assumed the presidency. (Full article...)

Scouting and Guiding in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Panama¹ Paraguay Peru Suriname Trinidad and Tobago¹ Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies	Aruba¹ / Netherlands Antilles¹ (Netherlands) Falkland Islands / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) ² / French Guiana (France)
¹Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of North America and/or Central America. ² Territories also in or commonly considered to be in Antarctica.

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