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National Prohibition goes into effect (Eighteenth Amendment enforcement begins)

At 12:01 a.m. the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act came into force nationwide, criminalizing the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors in the United States.

National Prohibition goes into effect (Eighteenth Amendment enforcement begins)

Prohibition inaugurated a sweeping constitutional and social change with wide economic and legal consequences, placing new enforcement burdens on the federal government during Wilson's presidency.

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