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  • 1865: Salvation Army founded by William Booth in London’s East End
  • 1878: Name changed from The Christian Mission to The Salvation Army
  • 1879: Introduction of uniform
  • 1879: Lieutenant Eliza Shirley held the first meeting of The Salvation Army in America, in Philadelphia
  • 1880: First official group sent from England to pioneer the work in America
  • 1883: Operation expands into a dozen states
  • 1886: President Cleveland receives delegation from Salvation Army and offers personal endorsement
  • 1891: Founder publicly signed “Darkest England”, now the Salvation Army Social Work, Trust Deed.
  • 1899: First bandsmen’s councils formed, Clapton
  • 1906: Release of the First Salvation Army year book
  • 1912: William Booth dies and is succeeded by son Bramwell
  • 1929: Edward J. Higgins serves as the first elected general
  • 1934: Booth's daughter, Evangeline Booth, serves as first female general
  • 1941: The International Headquarters in Queen Victoria Street, London, and the National Headquarters on the other side of the road are destroyed in WW2
  • 2005: Outreach has expanded to more than 100 countries, and more than 160 languages

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