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29/01/1919 The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified

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Prohibition in the United States: National Ban of Alcohol

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YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL PROHIBITION & BOOTLEGGING 59354

The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal. The Amendment was the first to set a time delay before it would take effect following ratification, and the first to set a time limit for its ratification by the states.
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