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The Sad Failure of Prohibition: It didn't decrease alcohol abuse but increased it, didn't eliminate crime but created it, didn't increase prosperity but robbed the treasury of taxes. This site features information on the history and legacy of Prohibition, the period from 1920-1933 when all beverage alcohol was outlawed in the United States.

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  • Prohibition: The Noble Experiment
              by David J. Hanson, Ph.D.
  • The History of American Whiskey
              by Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan
  • Prohibition, Repeal & Beyond
              by David Wondrich
  • Prohibition-era Cocktails
              by David Wondrich
  • Visit a Prohibition-era Speakeasy
  • Prohibition Fast Facts
    • A Look Back - Crowd cheers politicians who got Prohibition whiskey to market
    01/06/13 - St. Louis Post Dispatch
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    Push on to legalize liquor sales on Election Day
    07/16/12 - Associated Press
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    New Kansas law allows wine, beer and spirits tastings in retail stores
    06/30/12 - Examiner
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    Sunday Liquor Sales Begin In Connecticut
    05/20/12 - Hartford Courant
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    CT Governor Signs Sunday Sales Bill Into Law
    05/14/12 - NBC Connecticut
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    Sunday alcohol sales expand to new cities in north Georgia
    04/15/12 - CBS
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