What's the connection between Prohibition and the dixie cup? It's not what you think: their connection had more to do with ...

Eighty-nine years ago this week, another of our long national nightmares was over. For 13 luckless years, the United States of America went piously, officially “dry,” banning by constitutional ...

As February looms, it’s worth considering whether New Year’s resolutions extend beyond self-improvement. A resolution such as “Dry January,” attempting to quit drinking for a month (or more), while ...

Though Prohibition was repealed in 1933, alcohol remains controversial in the US It is 100 years to the day since Prohibition came into effect. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution banned anyone in ...

The enormous success of the temperance movement among native-born American women between 1874 and 1900 entwined the destiny of the suffrage movement with the temperance movement during the last ...

One of the most distinctive historic buildings on Lewisham High Street has lived many lives over the past century.

Discover What’s Streaming On: The Gilded Age Season 3 premiere shows us just how much has changed in the Van Rhijn house since the dramatic revelations of Season 2. Fans of the HBO hit will recall ...