Throwback Thursdays - 2/4 - Bryan on Scouting

FDR’s radio address before canceled 1935 National Jamboree still resonates today

July 13, 2017 5

As excitement builds for the 2017 National Jamboree, I thought we’d look back at the very first one, the 1935 National Jamboree. The Jamboree that wasn’t.

Fascinating new details about BSA’s first Eagle Scout, Arthur Eldred

July 6, 2017 46

We know all about Arthur Eldred’s Scouting success, but we don’t know much about his board of review — the final step to becoming the first Eagle Scout.

Philo Farnsworth, inventor of modern TV, was an Eagle Scout

June 8, 2017 8

Television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth received all sorts of belated honors for his inventions. But he never received the Eagle Scout badge he had earned.

Remember this? All about that nun reading BL in ‘Airplane!’

June 1, 2017 32

Remember that nun reading “Boys’ Life” in the classic comedy “Airplane!” Here are seven things you may not know about that scene.

What Jimmy Stewart said about the Scout Oath

February 2, 2017 30

“I happen to believe that the man who was a Scout is a better man for it,” Jimmy Stewart told a crowd in 1980 in Los Angeles.

Casper the Friendly Ghost was a Boo Scout and Cub Scout recruiter

September 8, 2016 7

Turns out Casper, that friendliest of friendly ghosts, was pretty friendly to the Boy Scouts of America, too. He was a Boo Scout and Cub Scout recruiter.

1979 Boy Scouts of America PSA features the Peanuts gang

July 28, 2016 16

In 1979, the Boy Scouts of America released a public service announcement featuring the classic Peanuts characters: Charlie Brown, Snoopy and more.

‘The Scoutmaster’ turns 60: Behind the Rockwell classic

June 16, 2016 52

This year marks 60 years since Norman Rockwell created “The Scoutmaster,” a tribute to Scoutmasters and adult leaders everywhere.

Jambo ’85: Hurricane, Beach Boys and legendary Apple bags

March 17, 2016 74

The 1985 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., produced stories that have been told and retold for more than 30 years.

The tallest Boy Scout ever was 7-foot-4 at age 13

July 30, 2015 12

Robert Pershing Wadlow, at 8-foot-11 the tallest man ever, was a Boy Scout. At age 13, he was 7-foot-4 — much taller than anyone else in his troop.