It was unfortunate for the entire nation that the experiment failed as miserably as it did. Prohibition's supporters were initially surprised by what did not come to pass during the dry era.

Jan. 17 marks the 105th anniversary of America's ban on alcohol. Here's what you need to know about the failed attempt and it ...

Prohibition failed not because alcohol wasn’t harmful, but because it underestimated the cultural power of alcohol and the need for public buy-in. Where the temperance movement fell short, tobacco ...

Prohibition in the United States, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The movement was fueled by moral and religious objections ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - It’s been 91 years since the U.S. repealed prohibition, a 14-year failed attempt to dry out a drunk America. It is a day that some people celebrate, although I ...

A judge this week denied impeached Carthage Mayor Dan Rife's appeal for a writ of prohibition that could have returned him to office, saying Rife failed to prove that the writ was the only adequate ...