Here on Slashfood we celebrate all things having do with food and drink. However, if on this day in 1933, Utah had chosen not to ratify the 21st Amendment, we'd have far less to write about. That's because the 21st Amendment repealed the Volstead Act (aka the 18th Amendment) which prohibited the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol. Ah Prohibition, you were a dark and nasty period of history (well, so I've heard). Thanks to Utah and the 21st Amendment, for the last 74 years, Americans have had the right to drink a beer with friends, have a glass of wine with dinner or even get rip roaring drunk every Saturday night. If you want to learn more about Prohibition and Repeal Day, check out this website that gives a nice summary of the history. And raise your glass, in appreciation of the fact that you can.
2-20-2008 @4:50PM Andy said... While December 5th was the actual repeal day of Prohibition, April 7 was the day that President Franklin D. Roosevelt made it legal for America's favorite alcoholic beverage to be served once again...Beer! The Brewers Association is celebrating the 75th aniversary of this day and you can too at your local craft brewery. Check out the celebrations at www.75yearsofbeer.org
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12-05-2007 @1:10PM Natasha Ball said... Hey, how do we send you guys story ideas? I found something that might interest one of you today, but I'm not going to put it in a comment, and I can't find a post to which it'd be closely related.
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12-05-2007 @5:10PM bdw said... Just because they say it's illegal doesn't mean a lot of drinking didn't get done. My grandfather made a pretty good living moonshining in the twenties. Also in the thirties, forties, and fifties. Just because they say it's legal doesn't mean we have to pay taxes on it, either.
And illegal is a sick bird.
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12-06-2007 @5:28PM jmforester said... Natasha- if you look down near the bottom of the page you will see a area labeled resources. Under that is a link to "Send us news tips."
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