Historical Highlights

More Than 80 Years of Scouting in America

A year-by-year summary of the major events in the history of the Boy Scouts of America:

1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s

The year-by-year summary also includes reproductions of Norman Rockwell paintings like the one on this page. All Rockwell reproductions were produced from copyrighted art from the archives of Brown & Bigelow, Inc. and by permission of the Boy Scouts of America.

Awards by the National Court of Honor

Fact Sheets