Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 18th Amendment was the amendment frequently referred to as the “Prohibition Amendment.” It was ratified by the states on Jan.

Prohibition, making the sale of alcohol illegal, arrived in the United States with the speed of a comet, hung around for a decade, and disappeared like a rocket. In both cases — its arrival and its ...

It’s the 1920s and you’re walking down Grand Avenue in South San Francisco. Alcohol is banned nationwide, but anyone could be making it in secrecy, any store could be selling it behind closed doors ...

Federal officials busted several large-scale moonshine operations in Sheboygan County, including one capable of producing 500 gallons per day. A farm was raided in May 1932 in which six large vats ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author and Economist Jason Taylor talked about Franklin D. Roosevelt's idea to legalize beer as part of the New Deal. This lesson examines how ...

A handful of companies, including Brown-Forman, received medicinal licenses to legally sell existing spirits during Prohibition. The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 did not immediately solve the ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The 18th Amendment was the ...