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Incredible colorized photo shows Scouts meeting Civil War veterans at Gettysburg

January 19, 2022 4

Exactly 75 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, Scouts gathered in Pennsylvania to camp, meet veterans and commemorate the battle.

One surprising fact about anyone who earned Eagle before Oct. 1, 1965

December 27, 2021 25

On Oct. 1, 1965, the Eagle rank was forever changed with the addition of a requirement that has become synonymous with the award.

‘I feel truly honored’: Eagle Scout receives grandfather’s 86-year-old Eagle medal

December 17, 2021 4

After Chandler successfully completed his Eagle Scout board of review, his dad approached him holding a small blue box.

Merit Badge History: Dentistry gets seal of approval from American Dental Association

September 22, 2021 1

In 1975, Scouts were all smiles about the new Dentistry merit badge, created in partnership with the American Dental Association.

Just after 9/11, and in the 20 years since, Scouts have been stepping up to serve

September 10, 2021 2

In the days immediately following the attacks of Sept. 11 — and in the two decades since — Scouts have stepped up to serve.

Merit Badge History: In 1965, NASA astronauts helped launch Space Exploration into orbit

September 1, 2021 1

When astronaut Ed White took his walk into space, he carried with him a small circle of embroidered threads and khaki cloth.

New research reveals an even earlier Black Eagle Scout: Hamilton Bradley of New York

March 24, 2021 9

Hamilton Bradley of New York is the earliest known Black Eagle Scout in BSA history. His Eagle court of honor was held on Dec. 19, 1919.

Black Boy Scout troops joined in Scouting’s earliest days, though the first troop is difficult to pinpoint

February 23, 2021 1

It’s difficult to identify the first Boy Scout troop in the U.S. However, finding the first Black troop is challenging for different reasons.

Meet Harry Cooper of Missouri, one of the first Black Eagle Scouts

February 15, 2021 8

Harry Cooper of Troop 92 from Kansas City, Mo., is one of the first Black Eagle Scouts in the history of the Boy Scouts of America.

Remembering Mary Portis, believed to be the BSA’s first female Scout executive

February 11, 2021 5

On Dec. 13, 1990, Mary Portis became what is believed to be the BSA’s first female Scout executive.

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