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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 government-mandated temperance. Bootleggers smuggled liquor across borders and into coves and inlets…
American History
8 Fascinating Speakeasies that Helped the 1920s Roar
After the passage of the 18th Amendment made Prohibition the Law of the Land, legislation was required to establish the…
General
This Day in History: The Burning of The Gaspee That Engaged American Evolution(1772)
In an incident, on this day in 1772, that some regard as the first naval engagement of the American Revolution,…