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1st prohibition law is passed in Maine.
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13 more states follow Maine. Pass laws banning alcohol.
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National Prohibition Party is founded.
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Anti-Saloon League is formed.
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US Senate passed the Volstead Act December 18th. This was one of the significant steps to get this amendment passed.
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Iowa allows alcohol.
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The Volstead Act passed through the US Congress. This established the enforcement of prohibition
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Bootlegging is on the rise. One important is Al Capone who highlights the darker side of bootlegging in Chicago.
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With the ban of alcohol, many residents in a small town decided to be outlaws by producing a high caliber whiskey known Templeton Rye.
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Rosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act. This allowed the. manufacturing and selling of some alcohol. On December 5, the 21st Amendment was signed which put an end to Prohibition.
