GRANITE FALLS — For three to four years now, Mary Gillespie has been trying to make Granite Falls known for its role as the home of Andrew Volstead. She had not had the success she would have liked, ...

A group of people dismantling a still at Pillsbury and Charles Streets in St. Paul, c. 1925. Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota news you can count on. From local stories to explanations on ...

A century ago Monday, Prohibition got teeth. On Oct. 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, ushering in an era of illegal consumption of alcohol in the United States. Congress and legislatures ...

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 ...

Back in January of 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Authored by U.S. Sen. Morris Sheppard of Texarkana, the amendment banned the manufacture, sale or ...

February 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the Capper-Volstead Act. This is one of the most important agricultural laws ever passed for farmers. Capper-Volstead gave agricultural producers the right ...

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Good morning, it’s Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021.On this date in 1919, Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto to pass the Volstead Act, which set in place the legal mechanisms for enforcing the 18 th ...

February marks the 100th anniversary of the Capper-Volstead Act. This is one of the most important agricultural laws ever passed for farmers. Capper-Volstead gave agricultural producers the right to ...

"CBS This Morning Saturday" and Twin Cities Public Television's "Almanac" are soon to air segments on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Volstead Act, which made Prohibition the law of the ...