The United States marked its 250th anniversary this year. Since its independence in 1776, the U.S. territory has expanded ...

The Prohibition Era was one of most dynamic ages in American history, and it hit full speed on January 16, 1919, when the First Amendment was ratified. Officially, Prohibition started in 1920 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last time I was in The Cave I began wondering, given how prevalent Prohibition-era speakeasies appear to have been, what ...

While many Americans are in the midst of "dry January," Jan. 17 once marked the start of a dry 13 years-- for all Americans -- a century ago. The 18th Amendment went into effect on Jan. 17, 1920, and ...

NATIONAL prohibition has presented the American people with several questions of major importance. Has prohibition as a social and economic measure justified itself in substantial results? Has the ...

Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, has worn many hats in his career: veteran magazine editor, author, New York Times public editor, and founder of Rotisserie League ...

Monday marks 100 years since the House and Senate overrode a presidential veto of the Volstead Act, thus making law enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. Prohibition banned the ...

“Now you find law-abiding citizens, who have drunk nothing alcoholic in years, making wines and beer in their homes. Many men who had quit drinking, or were moderate consumers of whiskey and brandy ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The standard, schoolbook history of alcohol prohibition in the United States goes like this: Americans in 1920 embarked on a noble experiment to force everyone to give up drinking. Alas, despite its ...

Banning alcohol at the urging of temperance movement had varied results, mostly bad By David Crary | Associated Press NEW YORK — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy ...