【历史上的今天】美国禁酒令结束,举国欢呼
作者:amber_cy
来源:沪江论坛
2009-12-05 18:05
On December 5, 1933 - Prohibition ends. The national prohibition or Volstead Act, required that all liquor [-----1-----] personal use be moved to private residences.
To enforce that 18th Amendment, the Treasury Department [-----2-----] its own Prohibition Unit. In its first 6 months, the unit destroyed 9,500 [-----3-----]. Bootleggers soon wised up by mixing the product of their still with coloring and affixing brand labels to their hooch.
They also grew fond of forging government seals. And rumrunners got wiser by [-----4-----] outside US boundries. On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment ended Prohibition amidst a wave of celebrations. Franklin Roosevelt had [-----5-----] repeal in the 1932 Presidential election.
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