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Show Prohibition: 63 Yrs. Old T Prohibition became effective effec-tive in the United Slates on Jan. 16, 1920--sixty-three years ago. It was a noble and idealistic experiment, and a hopeless one, for it sought to legislate morals and behavior. YOUNGER citizens . T hard to believe Congress f voted a total ban on abu V beverages, and that thim A1 states (three fourths of i,e ? ty-eight), quickly ratified amendment. (Only land and Connecticut f ratified it.) But that's us fl ' happened under emoti,. L pressure of the day from J As many had warned '. experiment was a fa,B, Bootleggers and gangs sneaked booze illegally ,l! "speak-easies" and there,"' were gang wars, bad bo,. corruption and a widest' breakdown in law enfor -1 ment. ..11' THE 21st amendment, hi'-1933 hi'-1933 repealed the 18th ef. tive with the ratification, n thirty-six states, again, on l cember 5, 1933. ;Klo -,n r |