The right to vote was passed and placed in the bill of rights (15th amendment) in 1870 part of the reconstruction era. So during 1960's during the civil rights movement the right to vote was not one of their goals because it was already in effect for African Americans to vote.
JFK was the first former scout to be President. Gerald Ford was the first and only Eagle Scout to be president. Bill Clinton and GW Bush were cub scouts. Since the inception of scouting in 1910 nearly all of the presidents have had some realtionship to scouting, often as adult leaders.
Tomorrow marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission and a brave Eagleâs ascension into space. Not only does the BSA celebrate this momentous event in history, we also applaud the incredible achievements of Distinguished Eagle Scout and Commander of the Apollo 13, Jim Lovell.ut Distinguished Eagle Scout and Arrowman Jim Lovellâs fascination with space made history. On April 11, 1970, Commander Jim Lovell shot into space aboard Apollo 13 with the intent of landing on the moon, but when disaster struck two days later, the mission took a turn for the worst.