On this date in 1919, the US Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto and passed the Volstead Act, which banned alcohol and ushered in the era known as Prohibition. Now that was a crime.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
THIS DAY IN CRIME HISTORY: OCTOBER 28, 1919
On this date in 1919, the US Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto and passed the Volstead Act, which banned alcohol and ushered in the era known as Prohibition. Now that was a crime.
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True Crime
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