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appalachiablue

(43,525 posts) Fri Dec 18, 2020, 09:01 PM Dec 2020

Clever Ways of Hiding Booze During Prohibition, 1920-1933 [View all]

From 1920 to 1933, the United States placed a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. But that didn't stop people from smuggling booze in a variety of creative ways. In today's Weird History explainer, we explore interesting facts about the prohibition era and how Americans snuck around the no booze rule.

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Clever Ways of Hiding Booze During Prohibition, 1920-1933 [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2020 OP

My dad hid some bottles in his suitcase when he was to drive back from n. Texas to UT-Austin. But Karadeniz Dec 2020 #1

Whoa, nerves of steel with that cargo and rider, lol appalachiablue Dec 2020 #2

My Grandfather was selling it and, when chased by the cops, threw bottles out the car window as JudyM Dec 2020 #3

That's wild, he must have been a character! appalachiablue Dec 2020 #4

Just noticed this thread. wnylib Feb 2021 #5

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