Take a Trip Back in Time with These Amazing Photos from the Past

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Here’s an iconic photo from the Prohibition era. It was taken in 1932. These days, alcohol is everywhere and freely available to adults in most countries around the world, but there was a time it was very closely controlled and prohibited, and it made a lot of people mad.

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There were plenty of underground breweries and illegal set-ups all around the United States, and the people also took to the streets with signs and protest marches like we can see here. Eventually, in 1933, the pressure proved strong enough to have an effect, with President Franklin Roosevelt signing an amendment to allow for the sale of beer and wine.

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