1910 Girl Guides started in England
1912 First Girl Scout uniform in U.S., Savannah, Georgia
1912 Dark blue uniform, light blue tie
1913 First manual "How Girl Scouts Can Help Their Country" -Hoxie
1913 First troop in Massachusetts, in New Bedford
1914 Uniform changes from blue to khaki
1914 Brownies organized in England; called Rosebuds
1915 U.S. membership: 5,000
1916 Juliette Low updates 1913 manual
1918 National equipment shop opens
1919 First nationwide Girl Scout week
1920 First all American handbook - "Scouting for Girls"
1922 Riverside Council established
1923 Hemet, Perris, Idyllwild, San Jacinto Winchester troops start
1925 First Brownie troop formed in Riverside
1925 Region XII holds first Regional Conference in Riverside
1926 Camp Edith Macy opens with International Conference
1927 Uniform changes from khaki to green
1927 Juliette Low dies in January - Juliette Low fund started
1929 Beginning of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - WAGGGS
1930 World Flag designed by a Norwegian
1932 First troop in San Bernardino
1932 First troop in Harlem Springs (Highland area)
1932 Girl Scout Chalet opens in Switzerland, gift of Helen Sorrow
1933 March 12th designated Girl Scout birthday
1934 Corona Council established
1934 Mariners started
1935 Handbook printed in Braille - 6 volumes
1935 First troop in Indio
1936 First national cookie sale
1936 First International Encampment for girls in the USA
1936 San Bernardino Council established
1937 San Bernardino holds first day camp at Lytle Creek for Girl Scouts
1938 Palm Springs Council established for a short time
1938 U.S. membership: half a million
1939 Hemet Council, Redlands Council established
1942 Winged Scout Program started
1944 Palm Springs Council re-activated
1944 U.S. membership: 1 million
1945 Banning Council established
1946 Beaumont Council, Palo Verde Council established
1946 Girl Scout registration $1.00
1947 GS changed to GSUSA
1947 Coachella Valley Council established
1948 Three cent stamp honoring Juliette Low issued by USPS
1951 First Brownie Handbook for girls
1952 Juliette Low birthplace purchased by GSUSA
1953 Girl Scout Cabana opens in Mexico
1954 Fontana Council established
1956 Adelanto, Apple Valley, Victorville (lone troops) joined San Bernardino Council
1956 Brownies have own World Pin
1956 Roundup in Michigan
1957 De Anza Council established
1958 San Bernardino Council name changed to Tautona Council
1958 Lake Arrowhead (lone troop) joins Tautona Council
1958 Desert Sky Council established
1959 Daggett, Barstow, Yermo (lone troops) join Tautona Council
1959 Roundup in Colorado
1960 100th anniversary of Juliette Low's birthday
1961 Desert Sky and De Anza Councils merge
1961 Lucerne Valley (lone troop) joins Tautona Council
1962 Roundup in Vermont
1962 Cadettes started; grades 4-6 called Juniors
1962 Girl Scouts' 50th Anniversary
1962 USPS honors Girl Scouts 50th anniversary with a commemorative 4-cent stamp
1963 Running Springs, Wrightwood, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City (lone troops) join Tautona Council
1963 Twenty-nine Palms, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree (lone troops) joine Tautona Council
1965 Brownie Handbook published in Spanish
1965 Roundup in Idaho
1965 Palo Verde Council joins De Anza Council
1966 Sangam opens in India
1966 Redlands Council joins Tautona
1967 Girl Scout Handbook available in Braille
1968 National Center West established in Wyoming
1968 De Anza, Tautona, and Fontana merge to from Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council
1973 Six-year-olds join Brownies
1978 New trefoil pin featuring three faces
1978 Girl Scout registration: $3.00
1980 Gold Award started
1984 49 million Girl Scouts since 1912
1984 Daisy troops started
1985 107 countries belong to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
1987 75th Anniversary Encampment - 10 Southern California Encampment at Glen Helen - 15,000 attend
1987 USPS issues a 22-cent stamp honoring Girl Scouts' 75th Anniversary
1989 Historic Preservation workshop at Macy
1990 Right to Read - national service project inspired by First Lady and Honorary Girl Scout President, Barbara Bush
1990 New Junior Handbook for badgework issued
1990 Underground Girl Scout movement in Eastern Europe openly petitions to rejoin WAGGGS
