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Prohibition Begins
The 18th amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919 banning the manufacture, sale, import, and export of alcohol. This began the period known as prohibition. www.Wikipedia.com -
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Emergence of organized crime
The emergence of Organized crime. Gangsters like Al Capone, and Lucky Luciano jump onto the scene. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/prohibition_and_the_gangsters.htm -
The 18th amendment goes into full effect
On January 17, 1920, the 18th amendment took into effect. Celebrations took place all around the U.S. to ceebrate the death of "John Barleycorn", a fictional name used to represent alcohol. www.albany.edu -
Speakeasies
Speakeasies, according to wikipedia, are establishments that illegally sells alcoholic beverages. Speakeasies became extremely popular in urban areas due to the demand for alcohol. www.alliance.ed.uiuc.edu -
Saint Valentines Day Massacre
On February 14, 1929 five members of the north side gang (also known as the Bugs Moran Gang) were lined up against the garage at 2122 North Clark Street and killed. The killers were said to be hired by Al Capone so it would look as if his gang had no affiliation. www.mysterynet.com -
Wall street crash of 1929
The greatest economic crash to ever hit the United States happened on October 29th, 1929. This was a 10 year depression that effected the industrialized western world. www.Wikipedia.com -
Dry agents raid speakeasies
In 1932, women by the thousands came to cheer on federal "dry agents' as they raided speakeasies and hauled out hundreds of barrels of whisky/liquer/beer. These women were fighting for womans sufferage, the thought Historicpatterson.org -
Herbert Hoover addresses need to end prohibition
In his acceptance speech for Republican Presidential Nomination, Herbert Hoover sddressed the need to end prohibition. www.Americanhistory.about.com -
End of prohibition
The 18th amendment was repealed. The 18th amendment didn't solve any problems that it was created to stop making it the only amendment ever repealed. www.albany.edu -
Cullen-Harrison Act
The Cullen-Harrison Act is signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. This legalized the sale and manufature of certain types of alcohol.(Beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% by weight) www.en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen-Harrison_act
