74 years ago today on December 5, 1933, Utah becomes the 36th state to ratify the 21st Ammendment, repealing Prohibition. Enjoy a good beer today because you legally can. A crusade to change the law that was brought about not by lawmakers, but rather by the common citizen; a grassroots effort to mandate a change in the Constitution. Power to the people!
In celebration, a fellow in Oregon has started a movement to make this an actual holiday: Repeal Day.
Here's a bit of history culled from the National Archives in Washington, DC:
Prosit! Slainte! Cheers!!!
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