Also on this day
1863: David Lloyd George, future UK prime minister, is born.
1912: Captain Robert Scott, pictured, reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
1946: First session of the UN Security Council is held.
it, included the creation of a special unit of the Treasury Department. But this was the Roaring Twenties, and little could be done to quench the thirst of the population. Despite efforts to police it the amendment opened the door to organised crime, which flourished with the new bootlegging opportunities.
Small-time mobsters began to make serious money – hiring lawyers and accountants to launder their ill-gotten gains.
Gangsters such as Charles “Lucky” Luciano, Johnny Torrio and Al Capone all made it big through prohibition as criminal gangs were run like big businesses.
Supply chains criss-crossed the country with kingpins like Capone making $100million a year – more than $1billion in today’s terms.
Seen as increasingly unenforceable the ban was repealed in 1933. The 21st Amendment, unique in the constitution as being the only one which nullifies a prior Amendment, brought an end to prohibition, although several states chose to remain dry.
Mississippi was the last to relent, finally allowing alcohol sales in 1966.
Question: Created by EC Segar, which cartoon character made their debut on this day in 1929?
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