Monthly Archives for December 2013


December 5: Prohibition Ends

On 5 December 1933, the 21st Amendment to the U.S Constitution was ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and ending Prohibition. Manufacturing, sales, and possession of alcoholic beverages were no longer illegal. Bars, restaurants, etc. were again permitted the sale of beer and wine. The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early 19th […]