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Creating The Mob

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Caryn

The establishment of prohibition, while originally designed to be a good thing, actually made criminals out of some people, both those who liked to have a drink and those who sold and made the alcohol. By 1931, the mob had … Continue reading →

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The Jones Act

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Caryn

From 1920 to 1929, the consumption of alcohol was outlawed in the United States. The Eighteenth Amendment went into effect in 1920, banning the production, importation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. That amendment immediately produced a … Continue reading →

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Lost Cove Moonshine

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Caryn

As America grew, towns popped up in many places, only to dwindle into ghost towns when the expected industry that motivated their beginning, fell through. Lost Cove was one such town. Established just before the Civil War, Continue reading →

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No More Pie

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Caryn

As Christmas approaches, with all of its feasts, we start thinking of all the goodies we will make and eat. For many people, pie is a big part of holiday meals, not to mention other meals year-round. Continue reading →

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Poison Alcohol

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Caryn

As many of us know, from history, there was a time in United States history when alcohol was illegal. Some will debate if it should still be today, but it is not. Prohibition, as it was called, ran from 1920 to 1933. Continue reading →

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Backward Spy Shoes

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Caryn

The life of a spy is a dangerous one. Getting caught spying is often punishable by death, so the key to being a successful…and later old spy, is not to get killed, Continue reading →

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Corruption Murder

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Caryn

Unfortunately, there are among us, people who are corrupt and ruthless, and sometimes, things happen because of corruption, anger, or even stupidity. William Tilghman was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 4, 1854 Continue reading →

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The Roaring Twenties

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Caryn

Seldom, if ever, do you see a minor political party that is able to obtain national support for their way of doing things, but that did happen in the 1920s. The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the … Continue reading →

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Where There Is A Law, There Are Lawbreakers

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Caryn

Many things that used to be illegal, are legal today…things like inter-racial marriage, marijuana (now legal in some states), and booze…believe it or not. Booze went from being legal, to being illegal in 1920, and back to legal in 1933. … Continue reading →

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