DETROIT – Dec. 5 marks the anniversary of the end of Prohibition in the United States, otherwise known as “Repeal Day.” Although the start of national Prohibition was on Jan. 17, 1920, in Michigan, ...

A handful of companies, including Brown-Forman, received medicinal licenses to legally sell existing spirits during Prohibition. The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 did not immediately solve the ...

People flee Saigon April 1975 with the help of the U.S. military. American involvement in the Vietnam War came to an end when troops from communist North Vietnam invaded Saigon, the capital of the ...

During Prohibition, enforcing the nation’s liquor ban was a game of cat and mouse. Smugglers, speakeasies, and bootleggers found creative ways to dodge the law, while federal agents scrambled to keep ...

Federal officials busted several large-scale moonshine operations in Sheboygan County, including one capable of producing 500 gallons per day. A farm was raided in May 1932 in which six large vats ...

Prohibition in the United States, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The movement was fueled by moral and religious objections, as ...

The national prohibition of booze didn’t last, ending 90 years ago Tuesday, but the lessons it highlights are just as relevant to Michiganders now, including the unintended consequences of banning ...

Photograph shows men of Smith's Company of the Texas Rangers posed behind barrels of confiscated bootleg liquor. Nov. 9, 1922 near Tyler, Texas. (UTSA Libraries Special Digital Collections) ...

It’s widely understood today that drinking while pregnant is harmful for the fetus. But the link between alcohol and the health of infants wasn’t as well known in the 1930s, when prohibition was ...

Mississippi was the last state to repeal Prohibition in 1966, yet some cities and counties still enforce a ban or limits on alcohol sales. The state’s diverse and sometimes contradicting alcohol laws ...