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 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act, [23 U.S.C. Â§ 158], requires that States prohibit persons under 21 years of age from purchasing or publicly possessing alcoholic beverages as a condition of receiving State highway funds.
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 The 18th amendment in 1920 declaring alcohol illegal was repealed by the 21st amendment in 1933, which was followed quickly by a minimum legal drinking age of 21 in most states.