Happy Birthday recognition goes out to The Salvation Army. This week the service organization turns 146 years-old.
The year marks the anniversary of the official founding in London, England, according to the organization's U.S. blog site, which states:
"It all started in 1865 when William Booth, a London minister, took his message into the streets where it would reach the poor, the homeless, the hungry and the destitute."
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In 1880, The Salvation Army officially established itself in the United States, and by the 1900s, the Army had spread around the world.
Currently it serves in 124 nations.
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