Wednesday 25 February 2015

The end of Prohibition illustrated in photos

The end of Prohibition illustrated in photos


Prohibition, or “the Noble Experiment,” as it was called by supporters took place between 1919 and 1933. During this period, the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcohol were illegal in the United States. However, drinking alcohol was never made illegal under federal law. Nationwide prohibition did not begin in the United States until 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into...

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