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America's bizarre experiment with Prohibition likely ended with a brutal massacre • Dec. 4, 2025, 7:38 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Date 1920 - 1933
Location United States

Did You Know?

  • The 18th Amendment did not outlaw alcohol consumption.
  • Winemakers stayed in business by selling "wine bricks" that could be dissolved to make wine.

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