The Prohibition Era was one of most dynamic ages in American history, and it hit full speed on January 16, 1919, when the First Amendment was ratified. Officially, Prohibition started in 1920 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last time I was in The Cave I began wondering, given how prevalent Prohibition-era speakeasies appear to have been, what ...

While many Americans are in the midst of "dry January," Jan. 17 once marked the start of a dry 13 years-- for all Americans -- a century ago. The 18th Amendment went into effect on Jan. 17, 1920, and ...

Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, has worn many hats in his career: veteran magazine editor, author, New York Times public editor, and founder of Rotisserie League ...

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 ...

“Now you find law-abiding citizens, who have drunk nothing alcoholic in years, making wines and beer in their homes. Many men who had quit drinking, or were moderate consumers of whiskey and brandy ...

The standard, schoolbook history of alcohol prohibition in the United States goes like this: Americans in 1920 embarked on a noble experiment to force everyone to give up drinking. Alas, despite its ...

The Prohibition era lasted little more than a decade — from 1920 to 1933 — but its effects stretched far beyond those years. Speakeasies and saloons are still lionized by historical fetishists, and ...

NATIONAL prohibition has presented the American people with several questions of major importance. Has prohibition as a social and economic measure justified itself in substantial results? Has the ...