# American Prohibition
This Random City Was A Literal Paradise For Prohibition Gangsters
Gangsters helped two young, entrepreneurial boys run a lucrative, but extraordinarily dangerous business in the chill of St. Paul, Minnesota during Prohibition, the federal ban on manufacturing and sale of alcohol. The…
The US Government Poisoned Alcohol to Enforce Prohibition
One of the oddest and deadliest decisions made by American law enforcement occurred in the 1920s when the authorities deliberately…
Bonkers Crimes and Criminals In History
Most crimes are run-of-the-mill and prosaic affairs – except for the direct participants, whether victims or perpetrators. To outside observers,…
40 Historical Markers on the Road to Prohibition
The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, establishing Prohibition, brought about drastic changes in the role of the federal government…
Poorly Thought Out Plans that Went Bad Very Quickly
For every good idea that changes things for the better, there are many, many, many more that should have been…
Millionaire Turned Murderer George Remus Was Inspiration for The Great Gatsby
The Prohibition Era is a time like no other in American history. Prohibition officially went into effect in 1920, and…
18 Details in the Daily Life of a Bootlegger During Prohibition
The term “bootlegger” covers a wide field of activities which delivered illicit alcohol to the public which refused to accept…
Doctors Wrote Prescriptions for Liquor during Prohibition
"Alcohol is the devil’s tool. Alcohol destroys families. Alcohol is bad." For almost a half century, progressives, preachers, suffragists, and…
The Incredible Evolution of the Temperance Movement in 10 Distinct Moments
The social movement against any use of alcohol other than for medicine began in the United Kingdom, spreading to the…
10 Ghosts of the Most Famous Historical Figures and Where to Find Them
Ghosts are dying out. Recent surveys reveal that only a third of American and British people still believe in them.…