Showing results 1–1 of 1

Sort By: Relevance | Chronology

  1. Prohibition and the Whiskey Rebellion

    Date(s): January 16, 1920 Location: Dist Columbia, District of Columbia Tag(s): Prohibition, Whiskey Rebellion 

    On February 13, 1927, the New York Times published an article entitled “Wet and Dry Talk Heard in 1791: Arguments Used in the Whisky Rebellion Crisis Are Like Today’s,” which sought to highlight similarities between the 1790s Whiskey Rebellion and the events of Prohibition in the 1920s. Much like the events of the Whiskey Rebellion, the period of Prohibition caused citizens to actively protest...