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AF-553: The Twenty-Sixth Amendment: The Constitutional Amendments

AF-553: The Twenty-Sixth Amendment: The Constitutional Amendments

FromAncestral Findings


AF-553: The Twenty-Sixth Amendment: The Constitutional Amendments

FromAncestral Findings

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Dec 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution changed the legal voting age in the United States from twenty-one to eighteen. The reason for this was the military draft in WWII and Vietnam that allowed 18 to 21-year-olds to be drafted when they were not allowed to vote. The situation was unfair, and this amendment fixed it. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-twenty-sixth-amendment-the-constitutional-amendments/  Genealogy Clips Podcast https://genealogyclips.com Historical Postcard Giveaway https://ancestralfindings.com/postcard-giveaway/ Free Genealogy eBooks https://ancestralstuff.com Hard To Find Surnames https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings Support Ancestral Findings https://ancestralfindings.com/donation #Genealogy #AncestralFindings #GenealogyClips
Released:
Dec 7, 2021
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Podcast episode

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Genealogy is the most wonderful of pastimes. I love it, and you should, too. There are endless reasons why. Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the western world, as more and more people discover the exhilarating and slightly addictive nature of ancestor hunting. It’s like an ongoing mystery with clues you have to discover and then put together to come to conclusions about your family’s past. The mystery never ends, because there is no end to the amount of time you can potentially go back in history with your family research. Yet, the more you can discover, the more complete picture of your family you can put together. It’s insanely rewarding, and the more you do it, the more you will want to do it. That’s a given...