Prohibition

history-and-social-science

National alcohol prohibition in the United States was abolished on December 5, 1933, when the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment....

US History & Government

The 18th and 21st Amendments frame one of the most distinct regulatory experiments in U.S. history: Prohibition and its repeal. The 18th Amendment, ratified in 1919 and effectiv...

history-law

The 21st Amendment was passed by Congress on February 20, 1933, and was ratified by the states on December 5, 1933, thereby repealing the 18th Amendment and ending nationwide Pr...

constitutional-law

The 21st Amendment, which ended Prohibition by repealing the 18th Amendment, has not been repealed. As of today, it remains part of the U.S. Constitution. This status clarificat...

history-government

The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, which ended national Prohibition and restored state authority over alcohol regulation, was proposed by Congress and ratifie...

law-history

The Prohibition Amendment number refers to the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which established national prohibition of alcoholic beverages. Ratified on...

history-culture

Eliot Ness headed a small, elite Prohibition Bureau unit in Cleveland nicknamed The Untouchables, famed for pursuing high-level bootleggers when local allies were compromised. T...

history-law-policy

The 21st Amendment year refers to 1933, when the amendment was proposed and ratified, ending national Prohibition and returning alcohol regulation to states and localities. Rati...

culture-and-society

National Beer Day is observed each year on April 7 to mark the day in 1933 when beer became legal again in the United States after Prohibition. The date commemorates the legaliz...

crime

Al Capone was a Chicago-based organized crime boss who led a Prohibition-era syndicate known for bootlegging, gambling, and violent enforcement. This profile explains his career...