Need 10 reasons to drink? Take a look at the sexy poster below from 1919. If you were alive during Prohibition and came upon the following poster... I mean seriously, would you quit drinking?
In the United States, the term "Prohibition" refers to the period 1920 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally as mandated in the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Prohibition of alcohol can also refer to the antecedent religious and political temperance movements calling for sumptuary laws to end or encumber alcohol use.
Following significant pressure on lawmakers as a result of the temperance movement, the United States Senate passed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 18, 1917. The "Volstead Act," the popular name for the National Prohibition Act, passed Congress over President Woodrow Wilson's veto on October 28, 1918 and established the legal definition of intoxicating liquor as well as providing for enforcement of Prohibition.
A worthy protest
As Prohibition became increasingly unpopular during the Great Depression, especially in large cities, "Repeal" was eagerly anticipated. On March 23, 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law an amendment to the Volstead Act known as the Cullen-Harrison Act, allowing the manufacture and sale of certain kinds of alcoholic beverages. The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed with ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, on December 5, 1933.
The Biggest Bugs on Earth But what's worse than a little bug crawling on, or biting you? How about a really, really big one?
500+ Useless Facts 3.9% of all women do not wear underwear and Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes or shark attacks. Want to know more?
Bad Japanese Inventions Making
silly inventions,
is an extremely popular hobby in Japan... but so is fighting Godzilla.
Here are some pictures of the best Chingdogu inventions ever made. Enjoy!
Ridiculous Print Ads
from the 1930's From the silly and male chauvinistic to the deceptive lies, here are some of the most ridiculous ads from the 1930's.
The
Power of Makeup Are there any natural beauties in Hollywood? Maybe not. Perhaps
celebrities just rely on good stylists with the Amazing Power of
Makeup.
Geeky Tattoos
Marriages, fame, and fortune... everything comes and goes. That is, everything except a tattoo. Tattoos are permanently inked onto your body. So when someone gets a geeky tattoo, it just makes it all the more special.
The Biggest Bugs on Earth Bugs tend to freak us out. Mosquitoes, spiders, wasps, centipedes... you name it. If it crawls, bites or buzzes anywhere near our faces, then we squirm, swat and run. But what's worse than a little bug crawling on or biting you? How about a really, really big one? Here are some of the biggest bugs on Earth. Enjoy!
Wilford Brimley Looks Like a Cat If you grew up during the 80's, then you probably remember the actor Wilford Brimley from movies like Cocoon, The Natural and his many Quaker Oats Oatmeal commercials. Does Wilford Brimley really look like a cat? You decide.
Embarrassing Hasselhoff Photos After such a high profile career spanning over 3 decades, Hasselhoff has partaken in many a cheesy photo shoot. In Hoff's defense, most of the embarrassing photos below were taken during the 1980's or in Europe. That almost provides a loose excuse for most of these photos. But many of them are still very questionable and a few actually are quite disturbing.
Rejected
Limited Edition iPods
After
Apple released the limited edition U2 Black iPod, the door was
opened for imitators to follow. Let's hope these ideas
never even make it past the drawing board.
Rejected
iPod Engravings When purchasing a new iPod from the Apple store, you can choose
to have a custom message laser engraved on the back. These were the
rejects.
Funny Halloween Pumpkins
At one point, the art of pumpkin carving went extreme... these are the photos.