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Imagine New York City being alcohol-free! On Jan. 16, 1920, the feds outlawed alcohol, completely. Prohibition was officially put into effect and an end was put to all manufacturing, transportation, import, export and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. As Prohibition agents stormed cities dumping booze, illegal practices and criminal activity ran rampant.
New York Daily News
Imagine New York City being alcohol-free! On Jan. 16, 1920, the feds outlawed alcohol, completely. Prohibition was officially put into effect and an end was put to all manufacturing, transportation, import, export and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. As Prohibition agents stormed cities dumping booze, illegal practices and criminal activity ran rampant.
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On Jan. 16, 1920, the feds outlawed alcohol, completely. As Prohibition Agents stormed cities dumping booze, illegal practices and criminal activity ran rampant until Dec. 5, 1933, when Prohibition was overturned.