Today is the 79th Anniversary.....

[savagehenry]

.....of the repeal of the 18th amendment to our Constitution, aka the Volstead Act, which made alcohol illegal, and would eventually lead to a fantastic television show on HBO called Boardwalk Empire.

Cheers to that!

Edited December 6, 2012 by savagehenry

[squire]

Let's raise up our glasses . . .

[TradingBoiler]

Here here!!! Raise your glasses

[ChainWhip]

/me raises glass

[humchan2k]

In celebration of Repeal Day, I am fixing myself a Scofflaw, cuz what's better than scoffing at such a stupid law as Prohibition?

2oz Baby Saz

1oz Dry Vermouth

3/4oz Lemon juice

.5oz Grenadine

orange bitters

Shake

Orange peel.

I'm a Scofflaw!

[Restaurant man]

Now that congress DESERVED a pay raise! Here here

[mosugoji64]

Raising a glass of ETL. Thank the whiskey gods I never had to endure prohibition!

[HighInTheMtns]

Hope everyone had a good pour to celebrate Repeal Day.

Cheers!

[Tony]

It was a fine day that I enjoyed some cocktails with my wife.

Best regards, Tony

[p_elliott]

NYC is trying to reinstate to some degree.

[cowdery]

It was actually yesterday, December 5. That's the day, in 1933, that Pennsylvania and Utah ratified the 21st Amendment, which gave it enough states to become law.

[tanstaafl2]

It was actually yesterday, December 5. That's the day, in 1933, that Pennsylvania and Utah ratified the 21st Amendment, which gave it enough states to become law.

To the original posters credit it appears it was first posted yesterday evening.

[p_elliott]

I'm surprised that Utah was one of the ratifiers of the 21st amendment.

[HighInTheMtns]

From what I understand, Paul, there were a lot of people here who were very unhappy about that vote.

[cowdery]

They were probably told it repealed the 19th amendment (women's suffrage), instead of the 18th.

[deathevocation]

Still amazes me that your great country banned alcohol.

[p_elliott]

They were probably told it repealed the 19th amendment (women's suffrage), instead of the 18th.