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Boy Scouts of America incorporated
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1910
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First Boy Scout Handbook published
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1911
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Boys' Life premiered
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1911
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First Eagle Scout, Arthur R. Eldred
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1912
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Scouting magazine premiered
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1913
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Registration of Scouts began, 25¢ annual fee
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1913
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Order of the Arrow began
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1915
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Federal charter granted by Congress
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1916
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First season at what would become Northern Tier High Adventure Base
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1923
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Boy Scout membership tops 1 million
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1925
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Cub Scout program began
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1930
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Philmont donated to the BSA
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1938
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First BSA Wood Badge course taught
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1948
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First Pinewood Derby® held
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1953
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Webelos program added to Cub Scouting
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1954
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Exploring program began
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1959
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Florida National High Adventure Sea Base officially opened
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1980
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Tiger Cubs program added to Cub Scouting
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1982
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1 millionth Eagle Scout, Alexander M. Holsinger
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1982
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Learning for Life program began
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1991
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Venturing program began
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1998
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100 millionth member registered
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2000
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2 millionth Eagle Scout, Anthony Thomas
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2009
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Membership*
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Total Cub Scouts
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62,226,396
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Total Boy Scouts/Venturers
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52,077,933
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Total Youth Served
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114,304,329
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Total Adult Volunteers
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33,364,261
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Awards
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Total number of merit badges awarded
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117,649,303
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Top 5 merit badges awarded**
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6,537,232
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5,929,179
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4,364,027
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4,122,629
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3,178,473
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Eagle Scout Awards
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2,043,375
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William T. Hornaday Award (since 1914)
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3,799
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Honor Medal (since 1923)
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2,234
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Honor Medal With Crossed Palms (since 1924)
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231
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Silver Buffalo Award (since 1926)
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686
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Medal of Merit (since 1945)
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5,927
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Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (since 1969)
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1,840
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Heroism Award (since 1977)
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3,081
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National Certificate of Merit (since 1989)
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1,501
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*Local Council Index, including multiple registration
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**Estimated
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Interesting Facts and Figures
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Chief Scout Executives
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11
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BSA National Presidents
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33
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Scouts and Scouters who have attended Northern Tier
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348,642
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Scouts who have attended Philmont
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908,047
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Scouts who have attended Florida Sea Base
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200,000
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National Jamboree Attendance (as of 2005)
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642,489
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Scouts who have become astronauts
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181
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Norman Rockwell works with Scouting themes
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51
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Joseph Csatari works with Scouting themes
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36
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