On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the United States. Kennedy actively fought against communism during his time as president. He also fought against segregation and called for a new civil rights bill. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to be officially recognized as a medical physician. She graduated from Geneva College in New York. Blackwell graduated with the highest degrees in her class. Later she founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children.
On January 24, 1908, the Boy Scout movement began in England. That was the day the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell‘s “Scouting for Boys” was published. By the end of April all the books in the series had been published, and a few small Boy Scout troops had developed. The Boy Scouts is an internationally recognized group for boys and young men.
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to be officially recognized as a medical physician. She graduated from Geneva College in New York. Blackwell graduated with the highest degrees in her class. Later she founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children.
On January 24, 1908, the Boy Scout movement began in England. That was the day the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell‘s “Scouting for Boys” was published. By the end of April all the books in the series had been published, and a few small Boy Scout troops had developed. The Boy Scouts is an internationally recognized group for boys and young men.