In the United States, the national minimum legal age to drink and buy alcohol is currently 21 years old. Before then, even if it's just one day before your birthday, you can't purchase liquor, wine, ...

When I turned 18, I was legally able to drink and purchase alcohol but couldn’t vote. Since then, the laws have been reversed: Today, I could vote, as the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 ...