- Today in History, December 5: How Prohibition was brought down by . . .
Prohibition was officially repealed on December 5, 1933 But the beginning of its end can be traced back years earlier — to a highly-publicised massacre by firing squad
- Prohibition in the United States - Wikipedia
Prohibition ended with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 5, 1933 A wide coalition of mostly Protestants, prohibitionists first attempted to end the trade in alcoholic drinks during the 19th century
- Prohibition Ends as the 21st Amendment is Ratified - This Day in . . .
Explore how the Prohibition repeal in 1933 ended a nationwide ban on alcohol and reshaped American law, culture, and politics
- Sips from the Stacks: The End of Prohibition
Sips from the Stacks: The End of Prohibition On December 5, the country will commemorate 92 years since one of the most profound shifts in constitutional history became official: the ratification of the 21st Amendment The measure repealed Prohibition and ended a national experiment that had prohibited alcohol sales for more than a decade
- Prohibition ended 92 years ago today: Here’s what it . . . - ClickOnDetroit
Dec 5 marks the anniversary of the end of Prohibition in the United States, otherwise known as "Repeal Day "
- Prohibition | Definition, History, Eighteenth Amendment, Repeal . . .
Prohibition was legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the Eighteenth Amendment
- 21st Amendment is ratified; Prohibition ends - HISTORY
In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, ending national Prohibition After the repeal of the 18th Amendment, some states continued Prohibition by maintaining
- Constitutional Amendments – Amendment 21 – “Repeal of Prohibition”
By the 1930s, overall public sentiment toward prohibition had diametrically flipped from positive to negative, and Congress was compelled to act accordingly On February 20, 1933, Congress both initiated the Blane Act and proposed a new amendment to end prohibition
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