The United States marked its 250th anniversary this year. Since its independence in 1776, the U.S. territory has expanded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last time I was in The Cave I began wondering, given how prevalent Prohibition-era speakeasies appear to have been, what ...

While many Americans are in the midst of "dry January," Jan. 17 once marked the start of a dry 13 years-- for all Americans -- a century ago. The 18th Amendment went into effect on Jan. 17, 1920, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo a woman holding an umbrella passes the Carrie Nation lounge in Boston, titled after the namesake ...

Mexicali became part of a wider regional network where travel, trade, and nightlife flowed between the two countries.

NATIONAL prohibition has presented the American people with several questions of major importance. Has prohibition as a social and economic measure justified itself in substantial results? Has the ...

“Now you find law-abiding citizens, who have drunk nothing alcoholic in years, making wines and beer in their homes. Many men who had quit drinking, or were moderate consumers of whiskey and brandy ...

The standard, schoolbook history of alcohol prohibition in the United States goes like this: Americans in 1920 embarked on a noble experiment to force everyone to give up drinking. Alas, despite its ...

American prohibition, which lasted from 1920 to 1933 and banned the sale of alcohol for non-medicinal or religious purposes, is generally viewed as a failed experiment. It damaged the American economy ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. This is really an amazing chapter in our history—this period from 1920 ...

NEW YORK — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy hours, it’s striking to recall that 100 years ago the United States imposed a nationwide ban on the production and sale ...