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Prohibition at 100: How America went dry

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Published January 17, 2020 5:00am ET
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Prohibition at 100: How America went dry
A century ago today, constitutional Prohibition of the nation’s alcohol traffic took effect. It lasted for barely a dozen controversial years, but it was nearly another century in the making. Americans had long loved alcohol, often not wisely, but too well. Antebellum drunkenness was a national pastime. In 1830, Americans swilled an amazing 1.7 bottles […]

A century ago today, constitutional Prohibition of the nation’s alcohol traffic took effect.

It lasted for barely a dozen controversial years, but it was nearly another century in the making.

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