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You are here: Home / Language / When Was the Legal Drinking Age First Established and What Is the Minimum Age To Serve In the Military?

When Was the Legal Drinking Age First Established and What Is the Minimum Age To Serve In the Military?

July 25, 2020 by Karen Hill

In eleventh-century Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, thirteen was the age a person could hold property, drink legally, and, of course, serve in the military.

It was the Normans who changed the age to nineteen after realizing that thirteen-year-olds were simply not strong enough for warfare.

Today’s drinking ages vary from no minimum in China to twenty-one in the United States, but all agree that eighteen is old enough for the military.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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