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By Betsy J. Green
The whole country celebrated the end of the war in Europe, and spirits ran high, but the supply of spirits, meaning alcohol, would be coming to an end next year. “WHOLE COUNTRY DRY JAN. 16, 1920” and “NATION VOTES ITSELF DRY,” ran the headlines in all caps in the local papers this month.
In legal terminology, the amendment read: “After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.” In plain speech: Prohibition.
Betsy’s Way Back When book — 1918 — is now available in local bookstores and at Amazon.com. This is the fifth book in her series of the history of Santa Barbara, one year at a time. Learn more at
One would hope that we might have learned from this mistake…
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