BuzzFeed - âU.S. Wet Era Begins Todayâ Thursday marked the 80th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, the period from 1920â1933 in which alcohol was outlawed by the 18th Amendment. squarerootof69.tumblr.com This cartoon displays the opposing platforms of the Republicans and Democrats on the issue of prohibition in the 1932 presidential election. Democrats supported a full repeal while Republicans supported letting states decide. U.S. National Archives Bootlegging was rampant during Prohibition. This is an image of Prohibition agents destroying a bar. U.S. National Archives Here's a Treasury Department telegram concerning the arrest of men in connection with the alcohol seizure. U.S. National Archives View Entire List âº
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