Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.. Prohibitionists first attempted to end the trade in alcoholic drinks during the 19th century. Led by pietistic Protestants, they aimed to heal what they saw as an ill society beset by alcohol-related …

The Eighteenth Amendment was the result of decades of effort by the temperance movement in the United States and at the time was generally considered a progressive amendment. Founded in 1893 in Saratoga, New York, the Anti-Saloon League (ASL) started in 1906 a campaign to ban the sale of alcohol at the state level. Their speeches, advertisements, and public demonstrations …

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.The procedures of the Court are governed by the U.S. Constitution, various federal statutes, and its own internal rules.Since 1869, the Court has consisted of one chief justice and eight associate justices.Justices are nominated by the president, and with the advice and consent ...

The cuisine of the Southern United States encompasses diverse food traditions of several regions, including Tidewater, Appalachian, Lowcountry, Cajun, Creole, and Floribbean cuisine. In recent history, elements of Southern cuisine have spread to other parts the United States, influencing other types of American cuisine.. Many elements of Southern cooking—tomatoes, …

The Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America (MDT) is a treaty that was signed on August 30, 1951, in Washington, DC, between representatives of the Philippines and the United States.The overall accord contains eight articles and dictates for both nations to support each other if an external party attacks the Philippines …

Following is a list of United States presidential candidates by number of votes received. Elections have tended to have more participation in each successive election, due to the increasing population of the United States, and, in some instances, expansion of the right to vote to larger segments of society. ... Prohibition: 270,879: Third-party ...

Corruption in the United States is the act of government officials abusing their political powers for private gain, typically through bribery or other methods, in the United States government. Corruption in the United States has been a perennial political issue, peaking in the Jacksonian era and the Gilded Age before declining with the reforms of the Progressive Era

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1912, in 33 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 5, 1912 (except in Arkansas, Georgia, Maine and Vermont).In addition, there was a special election in Georgia on January 10, 1912.. In Rhode Island, the governor was elected to a two-year term for the first time, instead of a one …

The organizers of the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California wanted an insignia that could be made into a pin to identify delegates. United States Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Jr. was chairperson of the U.S. delegation, and realized that a temporary design might become the permanent symbol of the United Nations.