Evan-Amos, via Wikimedia. In a recent article in the New York Times Magazine, food scientist Steven Witherly describes Cheetos as one of the most marvelously constructed foods on the planet, in terms of pure pleasure..
By Martin Kelly. The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed by Congress on March 23, 1971 and ratified on July 1, 1971, all during the Vietnam War. The amendment provided the right to vote to individuals who were eighteen years of age.Previous to this, the 14th Amendment had set the voting age at 21.he 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed by Congress on March 23, 1971 and ratified on July 1, 1971, all during the Vietnam War.
1 The 26th Amendment: âOld Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Voteâ. 2  Presidential & Congression Support for the 26th Amendment. 3  Supreme Court Decision on the 26th Amendment. 4  Passage, Ratification and Effects of the 26th Amendment.On March 10, 1971, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously in favor of the proposed amendment. After an overwhelming House vote in favor on March 23, the 26th Amendment went to the states for ratification.residential & Congression Support for the 26th Amendment. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who led the U.S. armed forces to victory in Europe in 1945, later became the first president to publicly voice his support for a constitutional amendment lowering the minimum voting age.