On the night of Jan. 16, 1920, as the clock clicked toward midnight, the citizens of New York City were celebrating as if it was New Year’s Eve all over again. But, alas, it was not. It was ...
Calls to ban the production and sale of alcohol in the U.S. started nearly a century before Prohibition, with the creation of temperance societies and growing support of the abstinence movement. Here ...
In this June 12, 1924, file photo bottles of Scotch whiskey smuggled in hollowed-out loaves of bread are pictured, location unknown. AP NEW YORK — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ...
The time between 1920 and 1933 was known as the Prohibition era in the United States. For more than a decade, alcohol was outlawed in America, leading to creative solutions for those still seeking ...
The Log Cabin Restaurant in Leola shook off its speakeasy roots and became legal after Prohibition ended on Dec. 5, 1933. So the establishment has in past years hosted Prohibition-repeal-themed ...
Americans had long loved alcohol, often not wisely, but too well. Antebellum drunkenness was a national pastime. In 1830, Americans swilled an amazing 1.7 bottles of 80-proof hooch per capita ...
NEW YORK — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy hours, it’s striking to recall that 100 years ago the United States imposed a nationwide ban on the production and sale ...
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