The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a progressive effort to enforce social reform via expanded federal power and popularly known as Prohibition, was ratified on this day in history, Jan. 16, ...

Welcome to JJ Foley's Cafe, *** Boston bar and institution that survived prohibition. Thanks to Jeremiah Foley's hard working and creative grandfather. Was he selling more than cheese? Yes. January ...

A century ago, Harford County was swimming in spirits. Prohibition was law but, in Maryland’s outlier counties, liquor flowed. Moonshiners ran stills in the old barns and deep woods, and bootleggers ...

Ordering a beer at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse during LancasterHistory's June 4 History Happy Hour program will be a lot less risky than it was nearly 100 years ago, when the location doubled as a ...

Tickets are now on sale for “Prohibition Pours: Meadville’s Prohibition History and Cocktail Class,” an exclusive evening experience blending immersive storytelling with hands-on cocktail craft — all ...

In the United States, members of the Progressive movement called for several societal changes prior to the turn of the 20th century, one of which pertained to the prevalence of alcohol. Nearly three ...

During Prohibition, between 1920 and 1933, when there was a nationwide ban on the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic beverages, thousands of formerly legal bars and saloons were closed. These ...

A Thornton distillery with ties to Al Capone and the Prohibition era discovered a loaded Colt Model 1908 pistol from the ...