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The 18th amendment lead to the 21st amendment being added
The 18th amendment being created is a big deal because without the 18th, the 21st wouldn't be an issue. On this day, prohibition was proposed. -
The Volstead act led to the 21st
The Volstead act was created to help the 18th amendment with the prohibition. When that failed, the 21st was rolling upon citizens. -
Prohibition took effect
The 18th was officially in the constitution which meant prohibition then took effect. This is the beginning of the dry nation of no alcohol. -
John D Rockefeller's letter to the president
John wrote to the president stating that the prohibition was just causing more drinkers to drink and more crime than usual. -
The 21st is proposed
The 21st amendment being proposed is a big deal, as it would appeal to the 18th amendment ending the prohibition of alcohol -
21st ratification
The 21st amendment was ratified on December 5th, 1993. This day officially ended the prohibition of Alcohol. When the 21st was ratified, it ended a prohibition that lasted 13-year, 10 months, and 19 days -
As off 1966, all states legalized the selling of alcohol.
All states legalized the selling of alcohol as of the year 1966. After this, all states legalized the selling of alcohol but not all states allowed public bars. Kansas was the last to allow public bars but Mississippi was the last to lift the prohibition ban that ended the dry nation. -
January of 1987, Kansas bars were non-prohibited
In January of 1987, Kansas left it to the counties to decide if they would stay dry or open up bars. In 1987, bars were opening all over the state. The state didn't prohibit the selling of alcohol up to this point, they just prohibited public bars. -
The Cullen-Harrison act was signed
The Cullen-Harrison Act was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt legalized the sale in the United States of beer with a alcohol level of 3.2% and wine with a similar low level. -
The Cullen-Harrison Act was officially in effect
The Cullen-Harrison act officially in effect means alcohol was then legal to buy and sell from this date on.