On this day in 1923, the Phonofilm, the first motion picture with a sound-on-film track, was demonstrated at a press conference. It was developed by Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the radio tube. Dancers and musicians were shown on the film with music, but without dialogue. For his invention of the first sound-on-film process, in 1959 he received an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
On this day in 1912, Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah, Georgia, for a local Girl Scout meeting. She believed that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. With the goal of bringing girls out of isolated home environments and into community service and the open air, Girl Scouts hiked, played basketball, went on camping trips, learned how to tell time by the stars, and studied first aid. More than 50 million women in the U.S. today are Girl Scout alumnae.
