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Reverend Lyman Beecher preaches the harmfull effects of alcohol in Sermon 1: "Nature and Occasions of Intemperance"
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The mayor of Portland, Neal Dow, gathered thousands of signatures on a petition to enact the law of Prohibition. In 1856, the law was later repealed
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The National Prohibition Party is best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US.
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The Anti-Saloon League was the leading organization promoting Temprerance
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Anti-Saloon League and Women's Christian Temperance Union protest at Washington D.C and fight to ratify Prohibition into the Constitution.
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The selling,making, and transporting of liquor was prohibited
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Al Capone took control of the Chicago liquor business by killing off his opponents. He eventually was sent to Alcatraz, because he was convicted of tax evasion charges in 1931
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The Purple Gang of Detroit, Michigan goes to trial for bootlegging and high jacking alcohol from Canada during Prohibition
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The Great Depression played a major role in Prohibition because government could no longer budget enough money to enforce the law. This lead to the end of Prohibition
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Prohibition is repealed
