Kansas City blatantly ignored The Prohibition. You could buy booze a few blocks down from the police station. They got away with it scot-free for all 13 years (1920 to 1933). 00
Kansas City blatantly ignored…
During prohibition in the US an exemption was made…
During prohibition in the US an exemption was made for whiskey prescribed by a doctor and sold through a pharmacy. The Walgreens pharmacy chain grew from 20 retail stores to almost 500 during this period, from 1920 to 1933. 10
Yuengling sent a truckload of beer to the White…
Yuengling sent a truckload of beer to the White House the day Prohibition ended to show their appreciation to President Roosevelt.
There are still several locations in the US that ban…
There are still several locations in the US that ban the sale/consumption of alcohol. All dating back to the Prohibition.
In the mid 1800’s millions of American children learned in school that…
In the mid 1800’s millions of American children learned in school that one taste of alcohol could lead to blindness, madness or death. And there was the possibility too, the children were told, of spontaneous combustion; just one drink of alcohol might cause their bodies to go up in flames.
During the alcohol prohibition some moonshiners used to wear…
During the alcohol prohibition some moonshiners used to wear ‘cow shoes’ which left cow hoof prints rather than human footprints so they couldn’t be tracked. The reason this sort of worked is because cows pretty much step in their own foot prints when they walk.