@ponderable saidThat's when the Constitutional amendment was introduced, but Prohibition in the USA didn't officially end until December 5, 1933, after being ratified by three-quarters of the 48 states. Prohibition continued in some individual states beyond 1933.
20th of February 1933 Prohibition in the USA ends
@great-big-stees saidYes he is still alive, if you believe that I have some swamp land that is going to be worth a lot of money someday in the future! 😉
Is he still alive?
-VR
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@handyandy saidConsidered a big upset back at that time....I believe they called them the Miracle Team after that win!!!
On this date in 1980, the U.S. ice hockey team shocked the world by defeating Russia and winning a gold medal in the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, N.Y.
I am not postitive and would have to look it up but I believe they had to beat the Canadians also in that series?
-VR
@wolfgang59 saidThe installation of red/amber/green traffic lights in Manhattan goes back to 1922.
What colour were they before that?
@handyandy saidSo I had the wrong information then. Thank you. 🙂
The installation of red/amber/green traffic lights in Manhattan goes back to 1922.