Because of the lawlessness that Prohibition inspired, as well as the prospect of jobs that legal alcohol production could ...
Over 100 years ago this month, Congress approved the act that would soon make prohibition the law of the land. While some Louisianans supported the so-called “noble experiment,” most were unhappy with ...
Easton had a reputation as a bootlegging town during Prohibition. But the city (briefly) went dry after a massive raid 100 years ago this week. More than 100 federal agents from Philadelphia descended ...
Prohibition agents had gathered enough evidence to make a sweep through southern Delaware searching for illegal booze. The raiding party, composed of federal state and local law enforcement officers, ...
FARGO — Close your eyes. You can almost picture the conversation on any given day of the Prohibition era. “Hey, Johnny, I need you to run this hooch to the next town. Make it quick and don’t get ...
The Prohibition era lasted from 1920 to 1933 and was one of the most fascinating periods in American history. During this time, the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages were banned ...