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

The 18th Amendment was the amendment frequently referred to as the “Prohibition Amendment.” It was ratified by the states on Jan. 16, 1919. Amendment XVIII: “Section 1. After one year from the ...

December 5th has been a date marked by pivotal moments across the globe, spanning centuries and touching countless aspects of ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Dec. 5, 1933, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The ...

The 18th Amendment was ratified in January 1919 in the wake of the anti-immigrant feelings stirred by World War I, especially against German-Americans, who owned most of the nation’s breweries. And ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The 21st Amendment to the ...

(WHSV) - Nearly 100 years ago, Utah ratified the 21st Amendment. Utah was the final state needed to ratify it nationally, ...

In its era, they called it the "Volstead Act," so named because of the amendment's major proponent, Andrew Volstead. In reality, it would become the 18th Amendment to the United States ...

One hundred years ago today, Nebraska became the 36th state to ratify the 18th amendment, which set Prohibition in motion a year later. Prohibition is widely, and rightly, remembered as one of the ...

On Dec. 5, 1848, in an address to Congress, President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had ...

The national “death warrant” for John Barleycorn (alcohol) was finally signed. Prohibition was declared on a nationwide scale when the U.S. Congress formally enacted the 18th Amendment to 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 ...