Why is the US drinking age 21? And how did it happen? In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores the history of the somewhat unusual way …
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I remember when they changed the Drinking Age from 18 to 21, it was the saddest day in Highscool! I almost dropped-out as there'd now be no longer any reason to go! All of my friends who were upper-classmen, all had these great parties for Graduation, and I'd be left with nothing! I wanted to STOP drinking by age 21!!!
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Hey, thanks a lot for watching this Road Trip edition of Almanac. You also really shaped it in a ton of ways.
Watch the rest of the episodes here: http://bit.ly/2ZzDmkR
Don't miss them!
Meanwhile in some European countries it's socially acceptable to start drinking at 14. (same year when we get our ID)
and this is the same way these people are going to take away the second amendment??!!
lol, why doesthis video sound like stranger things?
18 in NZ
Wow, all those reforms over legal drinking age and drunk drivers and yet none over mass shooters and gun control.
It’s should be 35
Guys, are we just gonna ignore the person in blackface at 2:20?
Needs to be 26. That’s when the brain stop developing and when it’s ACTUALLY safe to start drinking.
I remember when they changed the Drinking Age from 18 to 21, it was the saddest day in Highscool! I almost dropped-out as there'd now be no longer any reason to go! All of my friends who were upper-classmen, all had these great parties for Graduation, and I'd be left with nothing! I wanted to STOP drinking by age 21!!!
Until 21????? Now I get the reason behind all those high school shootings
Bruh in germany you can buy Beer at 16
I think the drinking age should be 19. And driving age should be 17.
18 to buy guns, cigs, go to war. But can’ t have a drink until you’re 21.
Did you take your background music from stranger things?
Wow a Republican who is willing to go against his conservative idea for the welfare of the American people . refreshing
how did michael jackson have anything to do with the drinking laws? 🙄
In Turkey I used to drink beer when I was 16.
They shouldve increased the driving age instead of drinking age.
raise the drinking age to 21+ is not a theory lol
it must feels so good to spoil those two maps by hand, isn't it?
hello everyone
For such a dry topic, the editing and production was quite impressive.
they could use this to figure out gun reform
In my country basically everybody darinks at 16 17
The attempt to tie this to MJ was really unecessary
The intro music sounds like a soundtrack from stranger things
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I think drinking should be changed to 55 and older.
"And did you ever stop to think
I'm old enough to go to war
But I ain't old enough to drink" – 2pac