1920s-1930s Timeline Quinn

By Quinn A
  • Prohibition

    Prohibition
    From 1920-1933, the government banned the usage of alcohol, thinking it wasn't fair to be celebrating during the war. After the war, the restrictions stayed. People would smuggle the banned product across boarders for bars that were kept secret. People would often use dog sleds to transport the alcohol. A bootlegger is a smuggler over land and not water, A famous rum runner was William "Bill" McCoy, who was mainly credited with Founding Rum Row, which was the boats transporting the alcohol.