Prohibition

18th Amendment

Jan 16, 1919

Ratification of 18th Amendment

Early 20th Century Prohibition

Period: Jan 16, 1920 to Mar 22, 1933

Elliott Ness

Period: Sep 8, 1929 to Sep 8, 1932

Eliot Ness was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 19, 1903. Ness joined the Bureau of Prohibition in 1927, assembling a team of Prohibition enforcement personnel known as "The Untouchables" to combat the activities of gangster Al Capone. Ness's career in law enforcement ended in 1944. Following a stint in business and a run for the Cleveland mayorship, Ness sank into debt. He died on May 7, 1957, in Coudersport, Pennsylvania.

Stock Market Crashes

Oct 29, 1929

PBS Article