Enforcing Prohibition with a massive new federal force of poorly trained agents didn’t go so well in the 1920s

Both Prohibition and current mass deportation efforts were hastily built, staffed by people permitted to use force, and had ...

Rum, crime, and murder in South Florida's wild Prohibition era

Prohibition, that noble experiment, might have been the law of the land from 1920 to 1933, but it was shamelessly ignored in ...
The Republic

Back to the 1920s: North students learn about a speakeasy and Prohibition

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Columbus North AP US history and world history teacher Chad Russell talks about building a speakeasy in the basement of Columbus North High School for his lesson on the ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Prohibition sent Boston bars underground on this day 105 years ago

Welcome to JJ Foley's Cafe, *** Boston bar and institution that survived prohibition. Thanks to Jeremiah Foley's hard working and creative grandfather. Was he selling more than cheese? Yes. January ...

Prohibition gave rise to the outlaw hideaway called Printers Alley

Prohibition was the law of the land for nearly 14 years. It didn't stop the party in Middle Tennessee.
AZ Central

What was life like in metro Phoenix in the 1920s? Take a peek back in time

The 1920s were a decade of change, often remembered as the Jazz Age or Roaring 20s. WWI ended in 1918. Prohibition started in 1920, outlawing the making and sale of alcohol across the country. The end ...
AOL

35 Photos That Show the Wild Energy of the 1920s

They didn’t call it the “Roaring Twenties” for no reason. From bluesy jazz spilling out of speakeasies to flappers kicking up their heels in defiance of societal norms, the 1920s were a time of glitzy ...