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.
Historical Highlights. On this date in 1962, the House passed the 24th Amendment, outlawing the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, by a vote of 295 to 86.At the time, five states maintained poll taxes which disproportionately affected African-American voters: Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.n January 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment became part of the Constitution when South Dakota ratified it. Image courtesy of Library of Congress One of the longest-serving House Members in history, Congressman Emanuel Celler of New York dedicated nearly 50 years of service to his Brooklyn-area constituents.