Happy Anniversary everyone! It’s the 76th anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition and the 18th Amendment with the ratification of the 21st Amendment. (Ooo! A history lesson!)
There was much celebrating on Dec 5, 1933, as seen in this fantastic newsreel:
You now have another reason to officially celebrate today. Get out there and drink some wine!
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“It’s going to be a cold winter for the barrel-busters.”
That could be my favorite newsreel line of all time.
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