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Reverand Lyman Beecher condemns alcohol
Seen in his sermon Titled "Nature and Occasions of Intemperance" -
Period: to
Prohibition Causes and Aftermath
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The Washingtonians' society of reformed drunkards formed.
Early relative of AA -
Anti-Saloon League founded by Reverend Howard Hyde Russell
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Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League march on Washington
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18th Amendment Ratified
prohibits all alcoholic beverages -
The National Prohibition Act is passed
"An act to prohibit intoxicating beverages, and to regulate the manufacture, production, use, and sale of high-proof spirits for other than beverage purposes, and to insure an ample supply of alcohol and promote its use in scientific research and in the development of fuel, dye, and other lawful industries." -
Roy Olmstead becomes "King of the Puget Sound Bootleggers."
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William McCoy pioneers the “rum-running” trade
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Frank Mather works with treasury department to search Nelson County, Kentucky for moonshiners,
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The Purple Gang of Detroit goes to trial for bootlegging and highjacking.
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Huge rise in gang violence in the US
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The Valentines Day Massacre
Mewmbers of Al Capones gang murder those in Bugs Moran's -
Stock Market Crash Leads to Great Depression
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Pass of the 21st Amendment
Repealing prohibition
