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October 28, 1919, Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto. The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, also known as the Prohibition Amendment.
The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early 19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political force, campaigning on the state level and calling for national liquor abstinence. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. In January 1919, the 18th amendment achieved the necessary three-fourths majority of state ratification, and prohibition became the law of the land.
 

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    And NASCAR is born.

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40 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

 

    And NASCAR is born.

Not until 1948 or so... but I get it.

I am quite sure that on the 10/29 of '19, all the unsold products got re-labeled as "For Medicinal Use Only", and there were a LOT of "ill" folks.....

 

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In the fall of 1933, just before the 18th Amendment was repealed, Joseph P. Kennedy traveled to London and secured exclusive U.S. distribution rights for major British liquor brands (such as Dewar's, Haig & Haig, and Gordon's Gin) through a company called Somerset Importers.

When Prohibition officially ended in December 1933, Kennedy's pre-stocked warehouses and legal permits allowed him to immediately flood the American market. The massive and sudden scale of his legal liquor business led many people to assume he must have been operating illegally during the dry years. Years later, aging mobsters like Frank Costello claimed they had worked with Kennedy, though historians and federal vetting (including opposition research during the 1960 presidential campaign) never uncovered any proof.