Timeline Saturday 17 January 1920

Events on Saturday 17 January 1920 1

• 1920 Prohibition Begins in the United States Manufacture and sale of alcohol banned nationwide The Volstead Act took effect, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment and banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages across the United States. The law gave rise to widespread bootlegging and organized crime. It remained in force until repeal in 1933.