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jan 8, 1840 - Temperance Movement

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Temperance - Complete abstinence of alcohol
Maine was the first state to outlaw alcohol, and as time passed the 18th amendment was passed in 1919, prohibiting all alcohol in the United States. This was later repealed in 1933.

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jan 8, 1840
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~ 185 years ago