One hundred years ago Americans were living in the time of prohibition, but that didn't mean the folks in Benton County weren't enjoying a little nip of alcohol.
Saturday will mark the 85th anniversary of the end of prohibition in the United States. The 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment, took effect at 12:01 a.m. on April 7th, 1933.
A new exhibit about Prohibition opens Saturday at the Minnesota History Museum in St. Paul. “American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition” follows the Temperance movement of the early 1800s through the “Roaring ’20s” to the repeal of the constitutional amendment that outlawed the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcohol in the U.S.
The Stearns History Museum is hosting its Stills and Swills - A Taste of Prohibition event at Anton's Restaurant on Monday November 18th. Monday the 11th is the last day to reserve a ticket to attend.
The National Prohibition Act, which made the production, sale, and transport of “intoxicating liquors” illegal, was passed by Congress on this date in 1919.