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Lepore offers a sweeping, poignant narrative of American history, centered on the founding ideals of the United States. She ...
A Nation of Drunkards Season 1 Episode 1 | 96m 0s | CC The story of Prohibition's rise and fall is a compelling saga that goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies, to ...
How ice cream became a Prohibition-era craze Confronted with the loss of booze, Americans comforted themselves with ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream.
Several companies produced grape bricks during Prohibition, but there was little difference in the execution. The name was true to the concept.
Photo of women allegedly supporting Prohibition is not what it seems An image depicting teetotaler women protesting the consumption of alcohol actually has origins as a satirical publicity still ...
Fox Nation's 'Frank Costello: The Real Life Godfather' and 'Mob Mentality: Louis Ferrante' take a deeper look into the lives of those involved in organized crime.
Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty ImagesDuring Prohibition, enforcing the nation’s liquor ban was a game of cat and mouse. Smugglers, speakeasies, and ...
Bihar, India banned alcohol nine years ago. It’s failing just like American Prohibition Banning booze in Bihar has empowered gangs and illicit markets in an echo of the 1920s. Here's what went wrong ...
Prohibition in the United States, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The movement was fueled by moral and religious objections ...
In 1900, a former schoolteacher named Carrie Nation walked into a bar in Kiowa, Kansas, proclaimed, “Men, I have come to save ...
In 1900, a former schoolteacher named Carrie Nation walked into a bar in Kiowa, Kansas, proclaimed, “Men, I have come to save you from a drunkard’s fate,” and proceeded to hurl bricks and ...