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American Temperance Society created
Also known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance. One of the most influential "dry" groups advocating abstinence from alcohol. Established by clergymen in 1826. -
Carrie A. Nation born
Caroline Amelia Nation was born November 26, 1846. She was noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet or a bat. -
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union founded
WCTU gave the temperance movement its most powerful voice. They originally proposed the ban of alcohol as a method for preventing abuse from alcoholic husbands. They spent many years building the movement though education and local and state laws. -
Kansas Banned Alcohol
In their state constitution, Kansas put a ban on alcohol. -
Eighteenth Amendment passed through Congress
The Eighteenth Amendment, from Wayne Wheeler, passed in the U.S. Congress chambers in December 1917. Later ratified by three-fourths of the states in January 1919. -
Women gained the right to vote
Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment was marked official August 18, 1920 with Tennessee's "yes" vote. -
League of Nations Established
President Woodrow Wilson presented the "Fourteen Points" which was a plan to end and prevent war forever. It was adopted by diplomats and began the construct of the League of Nations. First executive council meeting was January 16, 1920. At the highest point it had 58 member states. -
Al Capone Imprisoned
Al Capone was sent to jail by the Untouchables for tax evasion in 1932. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Cullen-Harrison Act
This act amended the Volstead Act. It allowed the manufacturing and sale of low-alcohol beer and wines. -
Prohibition repealed
This was at the federal level, with ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment. However, it did allow prohibition to be maintained at state/local levels.