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The United States senate passes the Volstead Act.
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The Volstead Act is passed by the United States congress and the 18th amendment is ratified.
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The rise of bootleggers and the rise of gangster Al Capone in Chicago.
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Seven mobs associates are murdered during the St. Valentines Massacre.
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President Hoover gives an acceptance speech discussing the ills of prohibition and the needs for its end.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act legalizing the manufacutring and sell of alcohol.
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Prohibition comes to an end by the 21st amendment.
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