America Goes Dry with Prohibition (2:37)
From 1919 to 1933, the manufacture and sale of alcohol is banned in the United States.
Videos (7)
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America Goes Dry with Prohibition
America Goes Dry with ProhibitionVideo Clip (2:37)
Video Clip (2:37)
From 1919 to 1933, the manufacture and sale of alcohol is banned in the United States.
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The Many Moods of Al Capone
The Many Moods of Al CaponeVideo Clip (2:00)
Video Clip (2:00)
There's more than meets the eye to Al Capone, the Prohibition-era leader of organized crime in Chicago.
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Al Capone's Hangout
Al Capone's HangoutVideo Clip (2:29)
Video Clip (2:29)
The popular Green Mill Lounge sat above an elaborate maze of tunnels utlized by Al Capone for quick escapes and the transportation of patrons, criminals and booze.
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Gangster Al Capone Exploits Prohibition
Gangster Al Capone Exploits ProhibitionVideo Clip (2:41)
Video Clip (2:41)
This Prohibition of alcohol History Channel video covers the turmoil caused by the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale of alcohol. We get a look at how Al Capone and the Mona Lisa club profited selling bootleg beer.
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Prohibition Raid
Prohibition RaidVideo Clip (0:58)
Video Clip (0:58)
Police raid a Chicago garage containing 537 barrels of alcohol during the prohibition era.
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Bourbon and Moonshiners
Bourbon and MoonshinersVideo Clip (3:57)
Video Clip (3:57)
Follow the production of Kentucky bourbon from the Beam Family's famous Kentucky Bourbon created in 1795 to the illegal Moonshiners and backwoods stills of the prohibition era, in this video clip from Hands On History.
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Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
Kentucky Bourbon WhiskeyVideo Clip (3:45)
Video Clip (3:45)
In this clip from Modern Marvels we learn about bourbon. When the government passed a tax against distilled spirits in 1792, many rebelled and traveled west. In Kentucky they began making bourbon with their corn harvest.
Photo Galleries (1)
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Al Capone and Prohibition
Al Capone and Prohibition(13 Photos)
13 Photos
Learn about the gangster Al Capone and explore the era he lived in through images of prohibition, prisons, gang violence and much more.
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