Prohibition's 76th

If history can repeat itself so can I. I did a post last year on Prohibition and other than adjusting the anniversary number from 75th to 76th it's the same. Who am I to rewrite history?

Happy Repeal of Prohibition Day!!! Today is the 76th Anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Called the "nobel experiment" by President Herbert Hoover Prohibition was proposed by the U.S. Senate in 1917, certified and ratified in 1919 and went into effect January 16, 1920.

Amendment XVIII

[The Prohibition Amendment] Passed by Congress December 18, 1917. Ratified January 16, 1919. Repealed by amendment 21.Section 1. 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 jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by Congress.

Congress through the Volsteed Act put the maximum alcohol content of beverages at 0.005 percent. Law enforcement officials across the country were then in charge of stopping the manufacture, transportation, import/export and sale of all alcoholic beverages. The result was a rise in organized crime, underground speakeasies, experimental bathtub gin and unstable drinking habits. Not all outcomes of the Amendment were negative. The rise in popularity of jazz happened during those dry years. However, Prohibition was seen as largely ineffective and deemed a failure. What started as a way to increase health, decrease crime and strengthen moral fiber had an almost opposite effect on society. The passage of the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933 re-legalized alcohol an brought an end to the "noble experiment".

The post was from last year but the ideas for the day are new.

Head to Memphis Taproom for cheap drinks.

Celebrate Repeal Day December 5 :: Noon-3pm
December 5th is the 76th Anniversary of Repeal Day! On December 5, 1933 the Volstead Act was repealed and the 21st Ammendment to the US Constituion was ratified, re-legalizing alcohol and ending Prohibition. Make plans to be at Memphis Taproom to celebrate this momentus occasion as we roll back prices and pour all beer on draft for just ONE BUCK from Noon-3pm! Join us in raising a glass in celebration of our inalienable rights!

Check out the Prohibition Taproom

No better day than today for obvious reasons.

If your lucky enough to be in San Fran the 21st Amendment Brewery is the spot.

Wherever you spend the day raise a glass and toast to your right to legally toss a few back. Cheers!