In that case, said Tom Cecial, I was a madman of my own accord when I volunteered to become your squire, and, of my own accord, I'll leave off being one and go home. View in context
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act is perhaps the law that has the most impact on the day-to-day lives of Americaâs youth since it was signed into law on July 17, 1984. While the 21-year-old drinking age seems embedded in American society, it is only a recent innovation.
A law like the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 isnât without itâs own history, and it stems from as far back as prohibition. The 18th amendment in 1920 declaring alcohol illegal was repealed by the 21st amendment in 1933, which was followed quickly by a minimum legal drinking age of 21 in most states.