During Prohibition, the U.S. government added toxins to industrial alcohol, knowing it could kill. The result? A chemical war that targeted the poor and reshaped public trust. Two young men share a ...

The making of a radical reform -- Bootleg, moonshine, and home brew -- Selective enforcement -- Gestures of daring, signs of revolt -- Citizen warriors -- New political loyalties -- Building the penal ...

Prohibition aimed to curb male violence. Instead, it gave rise to female bootleggers, policy advocates, and a cultural shift toward equality. Four women drink openly during Prohibition. The nationwide ...

Tuesday marks 90 years since the end of Prohibition, the 13-year federal ban on alcohol now largely viewed as a failed experiment that glamorized illegal drinking. The Prohibition Era lasted from Jan.

Mark Twain once said, "It is the prohibition that makes anything precious." The United States learned that lesson the hard way not long after January 17, 1920, when it made the nation’s fifth-largest ...

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 ...