Forgotten President of America

The most powerful nation of this world is United States of America. U.S.A is a well developed country with a good economy status. America plays a vital role in UNO. All these credits are not gained on a single day or by a single person. These reputations cannot be fulfilled without praising the presidents of U.S. So the first honor goes to first president of America. However, to whom all this praise goes to?


There is a chaos about the first president of America for very long time. Officially announced first president was George Washington. However, John Hanson was occasionally called the first president of U.S. because, he was the first man to serve a full term as President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation in 1781 and 1782.His predecessors are from Sweden. He was the successor of one of the greatest family traditions in the colonies and became the patriarch of a long line of American patriots. John Hanson was first elected to represent Charles County in the colonial assembly in 1757. He also served as their representative in 1758-1763, 1765, 1766, 1768-1769. At various times he held several positions in local government, including that of deputy land surveyor and treasurer of Frederick County. Then Hanson was elected to the Continental Congress in 1779. When the Congress selected a new president for the 1781-1782 terms, they elected John Hanson on November 5, 1781. Hanson was the third President of the Continental Congress. He was the first to serve a full one-year term, and the first to formally use the title President of the United States in Congress Assembled. The great seal of the United States was first used when he was a president. Thanksgiving Day was declared by Hanson on the fourth Thursday of every November. Yet six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) before George Washington was selected. These people were not included in the officially announced presidents.


The letter shown above elucidates that he was the third president of America. John Hanson Letter as the 3rd President of the United States in Congress Assembled congratulating Thomas McKean for his service is irrefutable proof that he was not the 1st president of the United States or the 1st President of Continental Congress as maintained by the Smithsonian Institute in their Presidential Exhibit. Some proofs are there to prove Hanson as a first president of U.S and some to prove him as a third president. However, John Hanson had a great honor by representing him as a president of United States of America. Even so, he was forgotten in the President’s History.

Formation of Scout

Cover page of "Scouting For Boys" book

Four sides of the world are surrounded with war. The people in affected areas are seeking for the help. And many associations are eager to help for needy people. How do the associations have so much of interest in helping people? Scout is the inspiration for all other associations and it is the fundamental source for serving people.

The great leader Baden Powell

Baden Powell was the founder of scout. He written a book named “Aids to Scouting” in the year 1903 and had become a best seller. Powell surprised to find the boys formed themselves into groups and were calling themselves "Boy Scouts" and they followed the ideas published in the book. Powell decided to rewrite the book to make it suitable for young people and the re-written book was named as "Scouting For Boys". In the year August 1907 Powell with a few adult helpers set up his camp on Brownsea Island with 22 boys. The boys were divided in to Patrols with an older boy in charge of each group. At the camp the boys had a time of their life doing such things as swimming, stalking, hiking and playing games and around the nightly campfire listened to Powell telling stories of his adventures. After the camp Powell finished writing "Scouting for Boys" and was published in 1908. All over the country boys were forming themselves into Scout Troops and were asking adults to lead them. By the end of 1908 Scouting had spread to Ireland, Australia, Canada New Zealand and South Africa. This is how the scout was spread to various parts of the country. There are 155 countries with internationally recognized National Scout Organizations. There are more than 28 million Scouts, youth and adults, boys and girls in 216 countries and territories. Who knows, the movement is still expanding itself to the changes in the world.

The 1st Eden bridge troop of Baden Powell Boy Scouts was run by Mr. C. F Bowen, the first Scout master in February 1908.