Articles Tagged “volstead act”

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    Prohibition Did What?: A Beer-Goggled Look at the Volstead Act of 1920

    by Wenchie on Jan 05, 2012 | 1 Comment

    I get a lot of spam mail from a lot of people stating that they posted content that they think would be relevant to my readers, offering to “let” me re-post the information on my website. For the most part, non of the links provided are of any interest to me, let alone my trusting [...]

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  • Celebrating 75 years of Beer

    Celebrating 75 years of Beer

    by The Beer Wench on Mar 21, 2008 | No Comments

    The Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act, established the legal basis for the federal government to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States and its territories. The bill was vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson but overridden [...]

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