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Dec 31, 2013 - 9:01
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Prohibition in the USA
On 5 December 1933 prohibition came to an end. For almost 14 years it had been illegal to sell alcohol in the USA. The law was widely flouted and organised crime had flourished under the policy. Listen to archive account...
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Prohibition in the USA is an episode from Witness: Archive 2013 by BBC. On 5 December 1933 prohibition came to an end. For almost 14 years it had been illegal to sell alcohol in the USA. The law was widely flouted and organised crime had fl...
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Published Dec 5, 2013, 9:02 long, audio available.
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On 5 December 1933 prohibition came to an end. For almost 14 years it had been illegal to sell alcohol in the USA. The law was widely flouted and organised crime had flourished under the policy. Listen to archive accounts from the time. (Photo: Men pouring alcohol down the drain circa 1920. Copyright: Hulton Archives/Getty Images)
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Published Dec 5, 2013 and 9:02 long