Toast to the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution

[brewerpaul]

\_/\_/ Cheers!!!!

[sydnie7]

[Grizzly]

Ern I haven't a clue what it is but I'll drink to it anway. Cheers

[auld argonian]

Ern I haven't a clue what it is but I'll drink to it anway. Cheers

Ask Eliot Ness....he'll explain the 21st Amendment.

Best

AA

[auld argonian]

Last scene of the movie The Untouchables....which is a GREAT Chicago movie!

"Reporter: They say they're going to repeal Prohibition. What will you do then?

Ness: I think I'll have a drink."

Best

AA

[TheOfficialBren]

Grizzly, it was the repeal of the alcohol prohibition. In the US, from 1920-1933, alcohol was illegal to make, sell, buy, transport, and consume. The 18th amendment to the US Constitution enacted prohibition. The 21st amendment repealed it and set the legal drinking age at twenty-one-years-of-age.

Prohibition was spearheaded by religious zealots and was the number one contributor to the violence and criminality that plagued America during the "roaring 20's."

Eliot Ness was an FBI agent whosought to eradicate illegal alcohol.

[cruiser348]

Raising a glass of "holiday cheer" my boss gave me just this afternoon to that one.

[cck]

For those who are not kilted - bottoms up !!

[New World Czech]

Grizzly, it was the repeal of the alcohol prohibition. In the US, from 1920-1933, alcohol was illegal to make, sell, buy, transport, and consume. The 18th amendment to the US Constitution enacted prohibition. The 21st amendment repealed it and set the legal drinking age at twenty-one-years-of-age.

Prohibition was spearheaded by religious zealots and was the number one contributor to the violence and criminality that plagued America during the "roaring 20's."

Eliot Ness was an FBI agent whosought to eradicate illegal alcohol.

Actually the drinking age was set by each state with 18 as the minimum. I was a bartender at 19 in Texas in 1980. Later all states raised the age to 21. Had a dram of Talisker tonight. Sorry Ern but after 80 minutes to get home I didn't feel like another 45-60 to meet you. I like the flying coaster in the photo.

[Grizzly]

Thank you for the explanation, I was aware of prohibition but didn't know that it started and ended with amendments to the Constitution. Thanks again now I know I will have another snifter.

Grizzly, it was the repeal of the alcohol prohibition. In the US, from 1920-1933, alcohol was illegal to make, sell, buy, transport, and consume. The 18th amendment to the US Constitution enacted prohibition. The 21st amendment repealed it and set the legal drinking age at twenty-one-years-of-age.

Prohibition was spearheaded by religious zealots and was the number one contributor to the violence and criminality that plagued America during the "roaring 20's."

Eliot Ness was an FBI agent whosought to eradicate illegal alcohol.