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1910
- The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated
- February 8, 1910
- Under the laws of the District of Columbia
- Thirty-four national representatives of boys’ work agencies met, June 21
- Met in a temporary national headquarters in a YMCA office in New York
- Developed organization plans
- Founders of Scouting: (click here to learn more)
- William D. Boyce, incorporator
- Colin H. Livingstone, president
- Daniel Carter Beard, national Scout commissioner
- Ernest Thompson Seton, Chief Scout
- James E. West, Chief Scout Executive
- President William Howard Taft, honorary president
- Former President Theodore Roosevelt, honorary vice president and Chief Scout Citizen
1911 - National Council office opened, January 2
- 200 Fifth Avenue, New York City
- 7 employees
- First annual meeting
- At the White House, Washington, D.C.
- Addressed by President Taft
- The Scout Oath, Scout Law, badges, and fundamental policies were adopted
- National Court of Honor presented the first awards for heroism: 22 Bronze Medals
1912 - First Eagle Scout, August 12
- First national civic Good Turns were performed
- Promotion of a safe and sane Fourth of July
- Sea Scouting began
- Boys’ Life
 became the official BSA magazine 1913 - First local council charters were issued
- Scouting became the official magazine for volunteers
1914 - First Scout Sunday was celebrated
- First tree-planting project was held in New York
- Training for Scout leaders was developed
- First William T. Hornaday gold medal for the conservation of wildlife
1915 - National office to train all Scouters was established
- Fifty-seven merit badge pamphlets were issued
- The Handbook for Scoutmasters was issued
- The Order of the Arrow began
1916 - Constitution and bylaws were adopted
- The first college course in Scouting began at Teachers College, New York
1917 - Scouting’s full resources were placed at the service of the government
- Slogan: ‘‘Help Win the War’’
- The first winter camp was held by Chicago Scouts
Scouts’ War Effort: 1917–1918 - Sold Liberty bonds and war savings stamps totaling more than $355 million.
- Collected 100 railroad cars full of nutshells and peach pits for gas mask manufacturing
- Distributed more than 300 million pieces of government literature
- Aided in food and fuel conservation projects
- Planted 12,000 Boy Scout war gardens
1918 - BSA adopted the slogan ‘‘The War Is Over, but Our Work Is Not’’
- Scouts rendered nationwide service during the influenza epidemic
1919 - First four Gold Medals were awarded by the National Court of Honor for saving a life at the risk of the rescuer’s own
- U.S. Bureau of Naturalization invited Scouts to aid in its Americanization program
- President Woodrow Wilson established National Boy Scout Week
1920–1929 - First World Jamboree, 1920
- London, England
- 8,000 Scouts from 34 countries were present
- 301 BSA members attended
- The international left handclasp was adopted, 1923
- Northern Tier high-adventure base began offering canoe adventures, 1923
- Every Scout a Swimmer program began, 1924
- Second world jamboree, 1924
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- 56 BSA members attended
- First Silver Buffalo Awards for distinguished service to boyhood were awarded, 1926
- Twenty-two awards given
- The first was awarded to Baden-Powell
- The second was presented in the honor of the unknown Scout whose Good Turn brought Scouting to America
- National office was moved to 2 Park Avenue, New York City, 1927
1930–1939 - Cub Scout program was formally launched, 1930
- 5,102 Cub Scouts by the end of the first year
- First Silver Beaver awards for distinguished service to boyhood within a council, 1931
- President Roosevelt called for help from the Scouts for the distressed and needy, 1934
- Nationwide Good Turn
- Collected 1,812,284 items of clothing, household furnishings, foodstuffs, and supplies
- Silver Jubilee of Scouting, 1935
- Membership passed 1 million, 1935
- Proposed national jamboree was canceled because of an infantile paralysis epidemic, 1935
- First national jamboree, 1937
- Washington, D.C., at the invitation of President Roosevelt
- 27,232 attended, representing 536 councils
- Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp established
- Gift from Waite Phillips, 1938
- 35,857 acres of land near Cimarron, New Mexico
1940–1949 - Philmont Scout Ranch established
- Additional gift from Waite Phillips, 1941
- Residence and ranch buildings
- Livestock and operating ranch equipment
- Contiguous to former Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp
- Total combined acreage: 127,000
- First Silver Antelope Awards for distinguished service to youth within a region, 1943
- Councils and campsites by 1949
- 543 councils
- 831 campsites
- 288,545 acres
Scouts’ War Effort: 1941–1945 - Included 69 specific requests from the government
- Collected 30 million pounds of rubber during a two-week drive
- 20,000 Scouts earned the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Medal for Victory Gardens
- Distributed pledge cards for war bonds and savings stamps
- Distributed stamp posters
- Collected aluminum, wastepaper, and salvage
- Conducted defense housing surveys
- Distributed air-raid posters
- Served as messengers and dispatch bearers
- Assisted emergency medical units
- Served as fire watchers
1950–1959 - Second national jamboree, 1950
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- 47,163 Scouts and leaders attended
- First Boy Scout stamp issued by the U.S. Post Office Department, 1950
- 2 million pounds of clothing collected for domestic and foreign relief, 1952
- Distributed more than a million posters and 30 million Liberty Bell doorknob hangers in the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign, 1952
- 20-millionth member joined, 1952
- Third national jamboree, 1953
- Irvine Ranch, California
- 45,401 Scouts and leaders attended
- Boys’ Life circulation passed 1 million, 1954
- National office moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1954
- More than 100,000 units, 1954
- More than 1 million adult volunteers, 1954
- Fourth national jamboree, 1957
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- 50,100 Scouts and leaders attended
- 15 millionth copy of the Handbook for Boys, 1957
1960–1969 - Scouting’s Golden Jubilee, 1960
- Fifth national jamboree, 1960
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 53,378 Scouts and leaders attended
- Johnston Historical Museum
- Dedicated June 4, 1960
- New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Sixth national jamboree, 1964
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- 52,000 Scouts and leaders attended
- 500,000th Eagle Scout honored, 1965
- 40 millionth member registered, 1965
- BSA hosted the 12th world jamboree, 1967
- Farragut State Park, Idaho
- 12,000 Scouts and leaders from 107 countries attended
- First female Explorers, 1969
- Seventh national jamboree, 1969
- Farragut State Park, Idaho
- 35,000 youth and leaders attended
1970–1979 - Scouting Keep America Beautiful Day
- June 5, 1971
- Scouts collected more than a million tons of litter
- National Eagle Scout Association formed, 1972
- Eighth national jamboree at two sites, 1973
- Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania
- Farragut State Park, Idaho
- 64,000 youth and leaders attended
- Ninth national jamboree, 1977
- Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania
- 28,600 Scouts and leaders attended
- National office moved to Irving, Texas, 1979
1980–1989 - 30 millionth Cub Scout, 1980
- Florida National High Adventure Sea Base was opened for Scouts, 1980
- 10th national jamboree, 1981
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 30,000 Scouts and leaders attended
- The 1 millionth Eagle Scout, 1982
- 75th anniversary, 1985
- Theme: “Pride in the Past ... Footsteps to the Future"
- 11th national jamboree, 1985
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 32,615 Scouts and leaders attended
- First Scouting for Food National Good Turn, 1988
- More than 60 million food items were collected
- 12th national jamboree, 1989
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 33,000 Scouts and leaders attended
1990–1999 - Learning for Life established, 1991
- Character-building program for the classroom
- 700,000 youth participated in the first year
- 13th national jamboree, 1993
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 33,000 Scouts and leaders attended
- 13th national jamboree, 1993
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 26,000 Scouts and leaders attended
- 14th national jamboree, 1997
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 35,000 Scouts and leaders
- Coed program, Venturing, was launched for youth 14 to 20 years old.
2000–2009 - The 100-millionth youth member, 2000
- 15th national jamboree, 2001
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 40,000 youth and leaders attended
- National Scouting Museum was built, 2002
- 50,000-square-foot facility
- Next to the national office in Irving, Texas
- 16th national jamboree, 2005
- Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
- 43,000 Scouts and leaders attended
- ArrowCorps5, 2008
- In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service
- 3,600 Scouts and adult volunteers participated
- $5.6 million worth of improvements made to national parks
- The 2 millionth Eagle Scout, 2009
- The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, 2009
- The single largest gift ever made to the BSA
- Near Beckley, West Virginia
- Future home for:
- Scouting Leadership and Training Center
- National Scout Jamboree
2010- - Scouting's 100th Anniversary, 2010
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