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How Prohibition in Hampton helped lead to the creation of Langley Air Force Base
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 12 months agoProhibition only lasted 17 years in Virginia, but 90 years after it ended, its impact is still felt...
On This Day, Jan. 16: 18th Amendment -- prohibition of alcohol -- ratified
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNew York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach (R) watches agents pour liquor into sewer...
Why did Prohibition last so long in Mississippi, and what happened on the Coast?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMississippi was the last state to repeal Prohibition in 1966, yet some cities and counties still...
Why the 18th Amendment on Prohibition was approved and later repealed | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by...
WHO Calls for Punitive Booze and Soda Taxes on the Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDonfiore | Dreamstime.com How do you mark the anniversary of Prohibition's repeal? At Reason we...
Buffalo Trace Releases Limited-Edition Series Of Prohibition-Era Whiskeys
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBuffalo Trace Prohibition whiskey collection - Buffalo Trace Prohibition may not seem like the kind...
Trump and Biden have one thing in common: Neither drinks. That's rare for presidents.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 months ago105 years ago Tuesday the Constitution’s 18th Amendment was ratified, making Prohibition the law of...
Suppression of reproductive freedom: Lessons from Prohibition
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPrior to 1920, there were few restrictions on the production and consumption of alcohol. But after...
The only criminal executed by the Coast Guard was a Prohibition-era rum runner
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agorum runner during prohibition The Coast Guard is a unique branch of the military (yes, people, it is...
The Time Alcohol Was Banned From The White House
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBefore the Prohibition, alcohol was first banned at the White House. President Hayes and the First Lady were the proponents behind this change in the...
