Because of the lawlessness that Prohibition inspired, as well as the prospect of jobs that legal alcohol production could ...

Old Forester is marking Repeal Day with a new bourbon that nods to the whiskey it once sold “for medicinal use only” during ...

The 18th Amendment was the amendment frequently referred to as the “Prohibition Amendment.” It was ratified by the states on Jan. 16, 1919. The 21st Amendment, ratified in early 1933, repealed the ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...

So often we hear about the Gatsbys of the 1920s — the people who were rich and famous. But what about the average person at that time? In Manitowoc in the 1920s, the average person was laid back and ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Columbus North AP US history and world history teacher Chad Russell talks about building a speakeasy in the basement of Columbus North High School for his lesson on the ...

"It doesn't require liquor, after all, to assure the success of a New Year's celebration, as thousands of Erieites proved Friday night." The pronouncement by the Erie Dispatch Herald — on Jan. 1, 1921 ...

When it comes to public health, we should follow the facts and science, as opposed to political posturing. If history has taught us anything, it’s that prohibition is rarely the answer when addressing ...