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.
That proved to be the last straw. Less than three months later, both houses of Congress had proposed to the states for ratification the language of the 26th Amendment, which is part of our Constitution today. The adoption of the 26 th Amendment is a perfect example of the arc of our Constitutionâs progress.