1920 ⟶ Prohibition Begins in the United States

January 17: Prohibition in the United States begins.
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🚫 Prohibition Begins in the United States

January 17: Prohibition in the United States begins.⟶
Prohibition Begins in the United States (1920)
ProhibitionSocial ReformCrimeOrganized Crime
United StatesUnited States

🔫 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

February 14: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang.⟶
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)
Organized CrimeProhibitionChicagoCrimeViolence
United StatesUnited States

🎵 United States Adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as National Anthem

March 3: "The Star-Spangled Banner" is adopted as the United States's national anthem.⟶
United States Adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as National Anthem (1931)
National AnthemMusicIdentity
United StatesUnited States

🍻 Prohibition Ends in the United States

December 5: Prohibition in the United States is abolished.⟶
Prohibition Ends in the United States (1933)
ProhibitionSocial ReformLaw
United StatesUnited States

🔫 John Dillinger Killed by FBI

July 22: John Dillinger is gunned down by the FBI outside the Biograph Theater.⟶
John Dillinger Killed by FBI (1934)
CrimeOrganized CrimeFBIGreat DepressionLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticePop Culture
United StatesUnited States