The 18th Amendment was the amendment frequently referred to as the “Prohibition Amendment.” It was ratified by the states on Jan. 16, 1919. Amendment XVIII: “Section 1. After one year from the ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The 21st Amendment to the ...

The 18th Amendment was the amendment frequently referred to as the “Prohibition Amendment.” It was ratified by the states on Jan. 16, 1919. The 21st Amendment, ratified in early 1933, repealed the ...

December 5, 2023, marks the 90th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment, which went into effect on January 17, 1920, prohibited the ...

In case you fell asleep during history class, Repeal Day is the repeal, or the abolition, of the 18th amendment. You see, on January 16, 1919, Congress passed this amendment, which made alcohol ...

Flush with the accomplishment of winning the vote, some women focused their newfound political power on reversing the Constitutional ban on alcohol. Pauline Morton Sabin, one of the leaders of the ...

At the height of Prohibition, Fiorello La Guardia, then a New York congressman, held a demonstration in his Capitol Hill office for some newsmen and photographers to show them how to make beer easily ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...