Video: 'Prohibition in the United States: National Ban of Alcohol'

(Tuesday, December 5, 1933, 3:32 p.m. MST; during Prohibition in the United States) — The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment which had made the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol illegal across the U.S., was ratified today by the 36th of 48 states, bringing the necessary 3/4ths majority necessary to take effect. Continue reading Prohibition era ends as Twenty-first Amendment to U.S. Constitution is ratified 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 5 1933) →