21st Amendment (Repeal of Prohibition)
Senate Joint Resolution 211, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, was passed on February 21, 1933. This resolution was sent to the states for...
Crime fighter vows to defend Constitution
Eliot Ness, the Treasury Department agent famous for his long-time pursuit of Prohibition-era crime boss Al Capone, signed this Federal oath of office in Chicago,...
Economy of beer
In April 1917 the California Hop Growers telegrammed Congressman John Edward Raker objecting, on economic grounds, to possible legislation banning the brewing of beer...
Light is better?
In 1919, representatives for the Northern New York Utilities, Inc., wrote to New York Congressman David O’Connell objecting to the complete prohibition of alcoholic...
Prohibition agents breaking up the bar
After the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages became illegal in the United...
S.J. Res. 17
Senate Joint Resolution 17, submitted to the states on December 18, 1917, proposed amending the Constitution to prohibit the “manufacture, sale, or transportation...
Saving wheat, corn, rye, and barley
In May 1917 the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, wrote to Congressman John M. Morin urging prohibition to conserve agricultural products. During World War I,...