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Article: Drinking up history of dry era in U.S.(Arts)(Television)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 27, 1997
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"After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited." So reads the beginning of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which ushered in the Prohibition era on Jan. 16, 1920.
The fascinating story is told in a three-hour documentary, "Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America," which airs on the A&E network tonight at 8.
It is the story of double standards. Until the repeal of the 18th ...