prohibition
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It appears the nearly 80-year-old president confused the infamous Prohibition agent with Kevin Costner’s portrayal of Ness in the 1987 film “The Untouchables.”
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Jukeboxes helped save the music industry when record sales tanked during the Great Depression and people sought inexpensive entertainment after the repeal of Prohibition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
“I think the American palate for years leaned toward sweet… all the way back to Prohibition and its repeal,” he says.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
An international agreement banning nuclear weapons, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, came into effect in 2021.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
Although Prohibition ultimately failed and was repealed, Sunday refused to give up the fight against alcohol, calling for the reintroduction of the Prohibition amendment.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing prohibition
American History II
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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