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Profile America: Prohibition

Profile America: Prohibition

Monday, January 29th. There have been 27 ratified amendments to the U.S. Constitution over the past 225-plus years, but that total comes with an asterisk. Uniquely, the 21st Amendment repeals the 18th, which began its short career this month in […]

by · January 29, 2018 · History, Profile America
Profile America: States of Intoxication

Profile America: States of Intoxication

Tuesday, January 2nd. When Prohibition ended in 1933, the sale of alcoholic beverages resumed in America, but was subject to a patchwork of differing regulations. Local options mean that some counties remain dry. Some states regulate the alcoholic content of […]

by · January 2, 2018 · History, Profile America
Profile America: States of Intoxication 

Profile America: States of Intoxication 

The first Alcohol Beverage Control liquor stores opened in Pennsylvania on this date in 1934

by · January 2, 2017 · Profile America

Profile America: Prohibition Ends

After nearly 14 eventful years, Prohibition ended on this date in 1933, and Americans were able once again to legally consume alcoholic beverages.

by · December 5, 2016 · Politics, Profile America
City Doesn’t Want Bronxites Drinking Too Much

City Doesn’t Want Bronxites Drinking Too Much

One in six New Yorkers drinks alcohol to excess.