When David Clark Gideon was born on 20 September 1897, in McLean, Illinois, United States, his father, Alfred Louis Gideon, was 28 and his mother, Lucinda Jane "Jennie" Hinds, was 38. He married Itha Payne on 31 December 1936, in Marion, Indiana, United States. He lived in Clay Township, Hendricks, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died in 1972, at the age of 75, and was buried in Marion, Indiana, United States.
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After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Jewish: from the Biblical name meaning ‘one who cuts down’ inHebrew. It was borne by an Israelite leader appointed to deliver hispeople from the Midianites (Judges 6:14).
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