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January 2010Happy Birthday 1920Prohibition – the banning of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol for consumption – took effect nationwide in the United States on January 16, 1920. That "Noble Experiment," as Herbert Hoover called it, lasted nearly 14 years, until it was repealed by passage of the 21st Amendment in December 1933. Of the 242 words that first saw print the same year Prohibition began, only a few concern alcohol; others take to the skies to describe the new world of aeronautics. Still others paint a picture of the world of politics and finance as we headed toward the Great Depression. Interested in seeing all the words that first appeared in print in a given year? Select the Collegiate as your Reference, click on Date in the pull-down menu, type the year into the box, and click on Search.
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