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How Science Got Us to 2020 | Compilation
As we forge ahead into the new year, let’s take some time to thank the intrepid researchers, volunteers, and even the occasional dog who came before us, made sure our food and drugs are free from poison, and built the devices that make...
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That Time the US Government Poisoned Alcohol
The alcohol we drink is just one particular kind of alcohol: ethanol. The others can be a lot more dangerous, and in the 1920s, the US government made a really dangerous cocktail.
Wonderscape
Understanding the Twenty-First Amendment and the End of Prohibition
This video explains the Twenty-First Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and ended Prohibition in 1933. Discover how this amendment allowed states to set their own alcohol regulations and why Congress used state...
Wonderscape
The Prohibition Era: Understanding the Eighteenth Amendment
Explore the history and impact of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, known as the Prohibition Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors. Learn about the...
Hip Hughes History
The 21st Amendment Explained: American Government Review
Grab a fake a beer and chug down some Constitutional learning. Great for students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets.
Hip Hughes History
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Explained (feat. Sami Jarroush)
Why did the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happen? What were it's effects? Celebrate it by exploring one the bloodiest day in American gangster history. Happy Valentine's Day!
Weird History
Working As A Bootlegger During Prohobition
Mark Twain once said, "It is the prohibition that makes anything precious." The United States learned that lesson the hard way not long after January 17, 1920, when it made the nation’s fifth-largest industry largely illegal. Smuggling...
Cerebellum
The United States Bill Of Rights - Amendment 16-22
Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...
Hip Hughes History
The "National" Drinking Age Explained
Should the US Lower it's drinking age? Why is the drinking age 21? Explore the history of the drinking age in US History. Perfect for APGOV students, lifelong learners and the cray cray on the internet.
Mazz Media
Understanding the Constitution: Creating the Federal Goverment
How our country's founders forged the framework of our government comes to life in this engaging program. Students will learn about James Madison and Alexander Hamilton and their key roles in the creation of the Constitution. Viewers...
Hip Hughes History
The 18th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Learn the history of the 18th amendment in an engaging video lecture by Social Studies teacher Keith Hughes aka HipHughes. In this informative ten minute lecture we look at 19th century Temperance and its evolution into the Anti-Saloon...
Cerebellum
The World War One Years 1917-1920 - The 18th Amendment - Volstead Act (1919)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Constitutional Amendments 21 - 24
Explore Constitutional Amendments 21 through 24 and understand why the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the Constitution. In-depth explanations of the amendments are presented with landmark cases and an analysis of each...
Professor Dave Explains
Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations (1913 - 1921)
Woodrow Wilson was president during a time when a lot was changing in the world. World War I broke out, and as hard as he tried to keep America out of it, it was inevitable that it enter the action, only to emerge as the world's premiere...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Constitutional Amendments 16 - 20
Explore Constitutional Amendments 16 through 20 and understand why the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the Constitution. Detailed explanations of the amendments are presented with landmark cases and an analysis of each...
Getty Images
Bartenders train in the wake of Prohibition's repeal
Six well dressed bartenders put on aprons in preparation for training / CU sign stating 'initiation and test of the old bartenders and soda dispensers at union headquarters' / bartenders crowd around teacher as he demonstrates pouring...
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People line the street waiting for their first drink after prohibition ends
Aerial view of excited people waiting for bars to open after Prohibition is repealed / interior shot of men and woman laughing and cheering as alcohol is poured out of a keg / one man drinks as other man jokingly places a beer mug on his...
Getty Images
Celebrating the Repeal of 18th Amendment and Prohibition
Hundreds of workers walking into factory / aerial view of a city at night / people dancing in nightclub / group of men and women raising glasses at night club table / costumed dancers on stage.
Getty Images
Alcohol manufacturing resumes after 18th Amendment repeal
Worker inside a barrel factory shaping outside of a wooden keg / wooden barrels rolling down an assembly line / workers allow barrels to roll into the streets / truck carrying barrels of alcohol / government agents taking axe to whiskey...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Vote to repeal Prohibition passes in 1933
New York Daily News front page, with headline 'You Can Drink! Repeal Voted', over photos of a crowded bar and a smiling former NY Gov. Al Smith (who worked for the repeal of Prohibition) // New Jersey: flat, open cart stands at loading...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
After impassioned debate, the US House of Representatives strikes down efforts to repeal Prohibition
Title card: 'REPEAL FAILS IN HOUSE!' / Title card: 'Washington - Repeal falls six votes short as lame duck session opens! Paramount News records first sound pictures of actual House proceedings' / TILT DOWN EXT US Capitol bldg / MS House...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1859: Amendments & Judicial Review Part 8: Prohibition
Americans thought better about Prohibition, repealing it in 1933.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibition in the United States was first enacted with the 18th Amendment, but this was later replaced with the 21st Amendment which ended prohibition.