New York State enacts a law that 1845 prohibits the public sale of liquor. New York bartenders 1850 invent the cocktail. 1860 1862 ✿✿ 1884 The Prohibition Party is formed. 1869 1910 Over 1,100 legal alcohol distilleries producing 88 million gallons of liquor annually are operating in the US. X 1000 1920 X 1,000,000 Abraham Lincoln imposes a new liquor tax help pay debts from the Civil War. $$$ The Pure Food and Drug Act is passed, regulating the labeling of products containing alcohol. New York state enacts laws that make anti alcohol teaching mandatory in public schools. Sources: C The president of the American Medical Association endorses national prohibition. New York introduces the first drunk driving laws. 1906 1917 Congress passes the 18th Amendment, outlawing the possession, production, and transportation of alcohol in the US. By this time one in gallons of denatured industrial alcohol 1929 is diverted into bootleg liquor. http://www.aaanativearts.com/article1609.html http://www.alcohol-facts.net/Alcohol-Timeline.html http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/nc/ncza.htm http://www.druglibrary.org/prohibitionresults3.htm MM Over 300 ships were seized by the US government for smuggling liquor into the country. X 300 BOOTLEGGING TO THE MAN (ORGANIZED CRIME STATS DURING PROHIBITION) Three months prior to 18th Amendment becoming affective, Spoo,000 worth of liquor was stolen from Government warehouses. ***** Al Capone built an entire criminal empire by bootlegging. 1920 $500,000 燒燒燒 From 1919 to 1929, it is estimated that bootleggers brought in nearly $roo million with their alcohol distribution services. 1929 Homicides increased from 6.8 per 1,000 in 1920 to nearly 10 per 1,000 in 1929. It's estimated that 10%+ of government officials had ties with the mafia during prohibition. 11 Estimated consumption of alcohol pre-prohibition: 1.46 proof gallons per capita. X 1,000,000 As of 1924, nearly $40 million of liquor was being smuggled into the US. Arrests for drunken and disorderly conduct increased DRINK BY NUMBERS Police funding increased by X IO MILLION 1933 IN A 3-TO-1 VOTE, CONGRESS REPEALS PROHIBITION IN THE US. Arrests drunk drivers increased 81% 100 ✿✿✿ Estimated consumption of alcohol during prohibition was 1.63 proof gallons per capita. Average number of deaths per 100,000 due to alcoholism pre-prohibition: 5 Average number of deaths per 100,000 due to alcoholism during prohibition: 3 41% $11.4 MILLION Thefts and burglaries increased 9% The number of federal convicts increased O OOO 000 561% Federal prision population increased DO 366% ROAD TO PROHIBITION 1789 Puritans on the were 1620 documented to have brought more beer (42 tons) than water (14 tons) on board. PROHIBITION DID WHAT?! 1791 The first American temperance society is formed in Litchfield, CT, advocating the regulation of alcohol consumption. X -A BEER-GOGGLED LOOK AT THE VOLSTEAD ACT OF 1920- 1814-1817 A temporary alcohol tax is imposed to help the US pay for the War of 1812. $$$ BEER > WATER Farmers in Pennsylvania 1792 against federal tax on liquor form the Whisky Rebellion. 1802 Whiskey tax is repealed. 1802 1832 Government enacts the "Whiskey Tax" on both publicly and privately distilled whiskey in the US. $$$ An amendment added to the Trade and intercourse Acts outlaws the use of liquor in the Indian fur trade. 1826 The American society for the Promotion of Temperance is founded in Boston, MA. Congress passes a law that bans alcohol on Indian reservations. New York State enacts a law that 1845 prohibits the public sale of liquor. SLOSHED BY THE MAN During the first 11 years of the Volstead Act the government appointed 17,971 people to the Prohibition Bureau. X 10,000 It's estimated that there were between 200,000 and 500,000 speakeasies in the US. 1921 The government seized 95,933 illicit distilleries, stills, still works and fermentors, and arrested over 34,000 people. dda X 300 FIRED Of that, 13,586 are fired for bribery, extortion, theft, falsification of records, conspiracy, forgery, and perjury. RUM-RUNNERS ON YOUR MARKS! Over 300 ships were seized by the US government for smuggling liquor into the country. 1925 172,537 illicit distilleries, stills, still works, and fermentors were seized, and over 62,000 people were arrested. 60,000 35,000 Convictions for liquor offenses rose from 35,000 in 1923 to over 60,000 in 1932. X 1,000,000 In 1928 it's estimated that doctors had netted nearly $40 million by writing prescriptions for whisky. 1930 282,122 illicit distilleries, stills, still works, and fermentors were seized and over 75,000 people were arrested. X 1,000,000 As of 1924, nearly $40 million of liquor was being smuggled into the US.

New York State enacts a law that 1845 prohibits the public sale of liquor. New York bartenders 1850 invent the cocktail. 1860 1862 ✿✿ 1884 The Prohibition Party is formed. 1869 1910 Over 1,100 legal alcohol distilleries producing 88 million gallons of liquor annually are operating in the US. X 1000 1920 X 1,000,000 Abraham Lincoln imposes a new liquor tax help pay debts from the Civil War. $$$ The Pure Food and Drug Act is passed, regulating the labeling of products containing alcohol. New York state enacts laws that make anti alcohol teaching mandatory in public schools. Sources: C The president of the American Medical Association endorses national prohibition. New York introduces the first drunk driving laws. 1906 1917 Congress passes the 18th Amendment, outlawing the possession, production, and transportation of alcohol in the US. By this time one in gallons of denatured industrial alcohol 1929 is diverted into bootleg liquor. http://www.aaanativearts.com/article1609.html http://www.alcohol-facts.net/Alcohol-Timeline.html http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/nc/ncza.htm http://www.druglibrary.org/prohibitionresults3.htm MM Over 300 ships were seized by the US government for smuggling liquor into the country. X 300 BOOTLEGGING TO THE MAN (ORGANIZED CRIME STATS DURING PROHIBITION) Three months prior to 18th Amendment becoming affective, Spoo,000 worth of liquor was stolen from Government warehouses. ***** Al Capone built an entire criminal empire by bootlegging. 1920 $500,000 燒燒燒 From 1919 to 1929, it is estimated that bootleggers brought in nearly $roo million with their alcohol distribution services. 1929 Homicides increased from 6.8 per 1,000 in 1920 to nearly 10 per 1,000 in 1929. It's estimated that 10%+ of government officials had ties with the mafia during prohibition. 11 Estimated consumption of alcohol pre-prohibition: 1.46 proof gallons per capita. X 1,000,000 As of 1924, nearly $40 million of liquor was being smuggled into the US. Arrests for drunken and disorderly conduct increased DRINK BY NUMBERS Police funding increased by X IO MILLION 1933 IN A 3-TO-1 VOTE, CONGRESS REPEALS PROHIBITION IN THE US. Arrests drunk drivers increased 81% 100 ✿✿✿ Estimated consumption of alcohol during prohibition was 1.63 proof gallons per capita. Average number of deaths per 100,000 due to alcoholism pre-prohibition: 5 Average number of deaths per 100,000 due to alcoholism during prohibition: 3 41% $11.4 MILLION Thefts and burglaries increased 9% The number of federal convicts increased O OOO 000 561% Federal prision population increased DO 366% ROAD TO PROHIBITION 1789 Puritans on the were 1620 documented to have brought more beer (42 tons) than water (14 tons) on board. PROHIBITION DID WHAT?! 1791 The first American temperance society is formed in Litchfield, CT, advocating the regulation of alcohol consumption. X -A BEER-GOGGLED LOOK AT THE VOLSTEAD ACT OF 1920- 1814-1817 A temporary alcohol tax is imposed to help the US pay for the War of 1812. $$$ BEER > WATER Farmers in Pennsylvania 1792 against federal tax on liquor form the Whisky Rebellion. 1802 Whiskey tax is repealed. 1802 1832 Government enacts the "Whiskey Tax" on both publicly and privately distilled whiskey in the US. $$$ An amendment added to the Trade and intercourse Acts outlaws the use of liquor in the Indian fur trade. 1826 The American society for the Promotion of Temperance is founded in Boston, MA. Congress passes a law that bans alcohol on Indian reservations. New York State enacts a law that 1845 prohibits the public sale of liquor. SLOSHED BY THE MAN During the first 11 years of the Volstead Act the government appointed 17,971 people to the Prohibition Bureau. X 10,000 It's estimated that there were between 200,000 and 500,000 speakeasies in the US. 1921 The government seized 95,933 illicit distilleries, stills, still works and fermentors, and arrested over 34,000 people. dda X 300 FIRED Of that, 13,586 are fired for bribery, extortion, theft, falsification of records, conspiracy, forgery, and perjury. RUM-RUNNERS ON YOUR MARKS! Over 300 ships were seized by the US government for smuggling liquor into the country. 1925 172,537 illicit distilleries, stills, still works, and fermentors were seized, and over 62,000 people were arrested. 60,000 35,000 Convictions for liquor offenses rose from 35,000 in 1923 to over 60,000 in 1932. X 1,000,000 In 1928 it's estimated that doctors had netted nearly $40 million by writing prescriptions for whisky. 1930 282,122 illicit distilleries, stills, still works, and fermentors were seized and over 75,000 people were arrested. X 1,000,000 As of 1924, nearly $40 million of liquor was being smuggled into the US.