No, it should be 20 or up.
The minimum drinking age in Iowa was 19 in 1981. Iowa lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 19 July 1, 1972, lowered it from 19 to 18 July 1, 1973, raised it from 18 to 19 July 1, 1978, and raised it from 19 to 21 July 1, 1986.
The minimum drinking age in Iowa was 19 in 1981. Iowa lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 19 on July 1, 1972, lowered it from 19 to 18 on July 1, 1973, raised it from 18 to 19 on July 1, 1978, and raised it from 19 to 21 on July 1, 1986.
The legal drinking age in Minnesota was 18 during 1973-1976. In 1973 the legal minimum drinking age in Minnesota was lowered from 21 to 18. In 1976 it was raised from 18 to 19 and raised again in 1986 from 19 to 21.
In Arizona, an amendment in 1972 lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 19. On January 1, 1985, Arizona changed their law to raise the minimum drinking age to 21 and it has remained in place since then.
The legal drinking age in British Columbia was lowered from 19 to 18 in January 2004, following a government decision. However, it was raised back to 19 in November 2010 due to concerns about alcohol-related harm among young people.
Prior to 1972 the minimum drinking age was 21 in Michigan. Michigan lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1972, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1978, and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1978.
The minimum drinking age in Alabama is 21. The minimum drinking age in Alabama never was 18. Prior to 1970 the minimum drinking age in Alabama was 21. Alabama lowered its minimum drinking age from 21 to 19 years in 1970 and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1986.
The minimum drinking age in Minnesota was 19 in 1978. In 1973 it was lowered from 21 to 18. In 1976 it was raised from 18 to 19 and raised again in 1986 to 21.
From the end of Prohibition to 1973 drinking age in Florida was 21. It was lowered to 18 in 1973, then raised to 19 in 1980 and then raised back to 21 in 1985. So to answer your question drinking age in 1980 was 19 years old!
Prior to 1972 the minimum drinking age was 21 in Georgia. Georgia lowered its minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 years in 1972, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1984, raised it from 19 to 20 in 1985, and raised it from 20 to 21 in 1986.
The minimum drinking age in Connecticut was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1972. It was raised from 18 to 19 in 1982, raised from 19 to 20 in 1983, and raised from 20 to 21 in 1985.
The legal drinking age in Texas was 18 in 1977. Texas lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1973, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1981, and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1986.