On Jan. 16, 1919, the United States went legally "dry" when the 36th state ratified the 18th Amendment.
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A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the ...