The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a progressive effort to enforce social reform via expanded federal power and popularly known as Prohibition, was ratified on this day in history, Jan. 16, ...

Illegal alcohol created a fortune for anyone ruthless enough to seize it. In early 1920s Chicago, one rising gangster used ...

A Night in New York City was held Jan. 31 in the Hamp Williams Building. This is the 11th year for the event, a fundraiser for Junior Auxiliary of Hot Springs.

December 5, 2023, marks the 90th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment, which went into effect on January 17, 1920, prohibited the ...

The time between 1920 and 1933 was known as the Prohibition era in the United States. For more than a decade, alcohol was outlawed in America, leading to creative solutions for those still seeking ...

The Prohibition era (1920-1933) was a bold attempt to eliminate alcohol from American life, aiming to curb its negative societal effects. Instead, it unleashed unintended consequences that still echo ...

CROSBY — Unlimited Learning will host a presentation about bootlegging “moonshine” whiskey in Stearns County during Prohibition (1920-1933) at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby ...

Making, selling, and drinking alcohol were prohibited in Vermont starting in 1853 as part of the so-called “Liquor Law,” a ...

Andy Howell found the gun at Thornton Distilling Co., the state’s oldest brewery with a history of bootlegging during Prohibition.