Boston played an important role in the American Revolution. It was the capital of the Provinces of Massachusetts Bay, the home of the colonial government, and t
Prohibition and Denatured Alcohol
Only two years after the start of Prohibition the country was truly starting to run dry. Private stockpiles had been drank and there was still a large demand fo
Dancing Plague of 1518
In July 1518 Frau Troffea began to dance in Strasbourg, a city now in France. Unable to stop Troffea would dance daily till she collapsed from exhaustion. After
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major land battle in World War II's Pacific Theater, and ranks as one of the bloodiest contests in either theater. It began o
Prohibition
Prohibition was established through two acts of legislation. The first was the Eighteenth Amendment and the second was the Volstead Act.
The 18th Amendment was
Boll Weevil Monument
The Boll Weevil Monument in the town of Enterprise in Coffee County, Alabama
Gunpowder Plot
Remember, remember
the fifth of November
the gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason
why the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.
Those who know th
New England Vampire Panic
It is the eighteen hundreds and a strange disease is sweeping New England. People are getting sick and slowly wasting away. The disease is called “Consumption”
Raines Law
Raines law was a liquor tax intended to reduce the consumption of alcohol in New York. The law was authored by John Raines and passed in March of 1896.
Becoming American series of films and programs starting in June
Please join us for the upcoming “Becoming American” series of documentaries and discussions on immigration.
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