In his latest book, The Brew Deal: How Beer Helped Battle the Great Depression, author, economist and Central Michigan University faculty member Jason Taylor dives into the untold story of how beer ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author and Economist Jason Taylor talked about Franklin D. Roosevelt's idea to legalize beer as part of the New Deal. This lesson examines how ...

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” is ratified by the requisite number of states on 1919 ...

Liquor, women and jazz -- that combination set the country on a tilt in 1920. In 1920 women were given the right to vote. A new form of music called jazz was sweeping through the country, capturing ...