dec 28, 1839 - 1840 Temperance Movement
Description:
Temperance = total abstinence of alcohol. Maine was the first state to outlaw alcohol and other states soon followed. The 18th Amendment outlawing alcohol in the United States was passed in 1919. It was not successful as it was repealed in 1933Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 28, 1839
Now
~ 185 years ago