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.
The minimum drinking age did not necessarily change from 18 to 21 years in a single step. For example, Connecticut changed from age 18 to19 in 1982, from 19 to 20 in 1983 and then to age 21 in 1985. Maine changed from age 18 to 20 in 1977, and then to age 21 in 1985.owa changed its MLDA from 18 to 19 in 1978 and to age 21 in 1986. Kansas changed from 18 to 21 in a single step in 1985. Minnesota increased its MLDA from 18 to 19 in 1976 and to 21 in 1986. North Dakota had a 21 year-old minimum drinking age dating back to the 1930s and Missouri had an age 21 law since 1945.