17 January 1920: Prohibition began—Amendment XVIII to the United States Constitution came into effect one year after ratification; the enforcing Volstead Act came into effect at 12:01 A.M. with the first documented breach of said Act taking place at 12:59 A.M., & the Bureau of Prohibition was founded; some city, county, & state ordinances were more strictly "dry," outlawing alcoholic beverages outright.
Lest we forget.
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