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 ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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