Other Countries. There is little uniformity in the legal drinking age across the rest of the world. Some countries have no law regarding the age one can purchase or consume alcohol; others allow use as early as 16. Few other countries have a legal drinking age of 21.Many countries have laws but little/no enforcement of the law.ome countries have no law regarding the age one can purchase or consume alcohol; others allow use as early as 16. Few other countries have a legal drinking age of 21. Many countries have laws but little/no enforcement of the law.
The Irish Potato Famine is, just as its name suggests, a famine caused by the sudden decimation of the potato crop in Ireland which began in 1845 and lasted until about 1860. To gain a better perspective, however, it s necessary to begin by considering the history of the potato in Ireland. The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) has its origins in South America. Incans grew, ate, and even buried them with potatoes with their dead.
Late blight was responsible, in large part, for the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840âs, which resulted in the death and mass emigration of millions of people. Each year, Late blight reduces the yields of potatoes and tomatoes in the field and can cause major losses in potato tubers in storage. Late blight is found in most potato and vegetable growing regions of Canada and North America. Major outbreaks occur occasionally in Alberta (the last one was in 1993).