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Prohibition

By maurakiernan

  • First temperance Society was Formed

    First temperance Society was Formed
    The first Temperance Society was formed by Lyman Beecher in hopes of decreasing the consumption of alcohol.

  • Maine Prohibits the Manufacture and Sale of Alcohol

    Maine Prohibits the Manufacture and Sale of Alcohol
    Maine became to first state to prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1851.However, this law was repealed in 1856.

  • Eliza Thompson and Other Women Against Alcohol Protested Outside J.W Bales

    Eliza Thompson and Other Women Against Alcohol Protested Outside J.W Bales
    In Hillsboro, Ohio Eliza Thompson and her group of women against alcohol sang hymns outside J.W Bales liquor store to protest the use of alcohol.

  • Anti-Saloon League is Formed by Reverend Howard Hyde Russell

    Anti-Saloon League is Formed by Reverend Howard Hyde Russell
    In Oberlin, Ohio, Reverend Howard Hyde Russell founded the Anti-Saloon League. The partnered with Woman's Christian Temperance Union in order to help start prohibition.

  • Carry Nation Smashes the First Bar of Her 10 Year Protest

    Carry Nation Smashes the First Bar of Her 10 Year Protest
    Carry Nation started her famous protest against alcohol in Kiowa, Kansas when she smashed the saloon of the Carey Hotel.

  • Woman's Christian Temperance Union and The Anti-Saloon League March on Washington

    Woman's Christian Temperance Union and The Anti-Saloon League March on Washington
    The Anti-Saloon League and Woman's Christian Temperance Union marched on Washington on December 10th, 1913 in hopes of getting the government to add a Prohibition Amendment to the United States Constitution.

  • The United States is Voted a Dry Country

    The United States is Voted a Dry Country
    On the 16th of January, 1919, the 18th amendment was passed. It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.

  • Volstead Act is Passed

    Volstead Act is Passed
    The Volstead Act is passed "To prohibit intoxicating bevergaes, and to regulate the manufacture, production, use, and sale of high-proof spirits..." and marks the start of prohibition.

  • William McCoy Starts the Trade of Rum-Running

    William McCoy Starts the Trade of Rum-Running
    In the 1920s(no specific date), William McCoy started the trade of rum-running when he sailed his schooner stocked with 1500 cases of alcohol from Nassau, Bahamas to Savannah, Georgia. This trip alone earned him $15,000.

  • The 21st Amendment is put Into Action

    The 21st Amendment is put Into Action
    On December 5th, 1933, the 21st amendment is put into action. The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment, ending the prohibition.