On this day - 5 December
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
End of prohibition
On December 5th 1933 prohibition was lifted in the US. This allowed the legal sale and purchase of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition was brought in to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed by the American population. It was felt that it would improve national health and protect against the effects of alcohol abuse.
Each state was able to make its own judgement on whether to maintain prohibition following the national end. Mississippi was the last state to repeal prohibition in 1966.
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