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circa 1920: Two men pouring alcohol down a drain during prohibition in America. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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opening session of the Versailles Peace conference at the Trianon Palace january 1919. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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20
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28
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28
Dec
08
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