Confronted with the loss of booze, Americans comforted themselves with ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream. A group of men and women eat ice cream together in the 1930s. By that time, ice cream was ...

“Whiskey flasks touted their full or honest measure of contents,” Hartman writes. “Medicine bottles listed conditions that ...

As Americans gather for Labor Day celebrations, there’s reason to recall an era of our history when offering cheers at the barbeque was barred to American workers. While the second Trump ...

From speakeasies tucked behind unmarked entrances to intrepid bootleggers with contraband liquor, the Prohibition era was a time of rebellion — and ingenuity. Risky as it was, one thing was clear: The ...

Prohibition aimed to curb male violence. Instead, it gave rise to female bootleggers, policy advocates, and a cultural shift toward equality. Four women drink openly during Prohibition. The nationwide ...

This summer the Chelsea Area Historical Society unpacks both the famous and infamous in their inaugural walking tour, “Boozy History of Chelsea: Saloons, Pubs & Bars,” on June 14 and 21. Tour leaders ...

A historic whiskey collection is being uncorked — metaphorically — for the world to bid on. Tony Sachs has written for numerous publications about spirits and the people who make them since 2007, and ...

Prohibition, making the sale of alcohol illegal, arrived in the United States with the speed of a comet, hung around for a decade, and disappeared like a rocket. In both cases — its arrival and its ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...