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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Seen as increasing­ly unenforcea­ble the ban was repealed in 1933.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?

Last week I asked: Who crossed the Rubicon on On January 3, 49BC? JULIUS CAESAR

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