April 4
April 4, 1925: On this day, George Remus was nicknamed the "King of the Bootleggers" in Chicago. George Remus, born in Germany but reared in Chicago, would establish himself as a prominent defense attorney […]
October 28
October 28, 1919: On this day the National Prohibition Act was passed by the United States Congress. The act, which is informally known as the Volstead Act, or the Volstead Prohibition Enforcement Bill, named […]
April 8
April 8, 1838: On this day the SS Great Western departed from Bristol in England bound for New York City. It was the first steamship built for the specific purposes of crossing the Atlantic […]
