1st World Scout Jamboree 1st World Scout Jamboree The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held from 30 July 1920 to 8 August 1920 and was hosted by the United Kingdom at Kensington Olympia in London. 8,000 Scouts from 34 nations attended the event, which was hosted in a glass-roofed building covering an area of . It was at this event that Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, was acclaimed the Chief Scout of the World. The organizing secretary was A.G. Wade. The Olympia arena was filled with a foot-(30 cm)-deep layer of earth, which was turfed over, enabling the Scouts to pitch tents within the
Dubai International Rally Dubai International Rally The Dubai International Rally is an international rally racing event based in Dubai but held in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates close to the border with Oman. The rally, a gravel and sand event, dates back to 1984 and has long been final event of the Middle East Rally Championship each year and is one of two events (along with Qatar International Rally to have been held in every year of the MERC. The rally changed its name to the Emirates Rally in 1989 but changed back the following year. The rally has been dominated by