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The 18th Amendment was the amendment frequently referred to as the “Prohibition Amendment.” It was ratified by the states on Jan. 16, 1919. Amendment XVIII: “Section 1.

The 18th Amendment was the amendment frequently referred to as the “Prohibition Amendment.” It was ratified by the states on Jan. 16, 1919. The 21st Amendment, ratified in early 1933, repealed ...

The 18th Amendment went into effect on Jan. 17, 1920, and banned the “manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” AMERICANS ARE DRINKING MORE NOW THAN JUST BEFORE PROHIBITION ...

Raise a glass! It's the 100th anniversary of Prohibition. In January 1920, the 18th Amendment went into effect, outlawing the sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States and ushering in an ...

Retropolis Drinkers rushed to buy booze after the 18th Amendment’s ratification a century ago. The run on remaining supplies of alcohol got underway as soon as Prohibition was ratified Jan. 16, 1919 ...

As the First Amendment Museum writes, ... Stupid Laws : The Entire Encyclopedia Britannica Is Banned in Texas Because It Contains a Formula for Making Beer at Home. 5 Sept. 2011, ...

The Eighteenth Amendment “was a failed experiment,” says Samuel Freeman, a professor of philosophy and law at the University of Pennsylvania.