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01/16/1920 |
Prohibition begins in Boston and the rest of the U.S. |
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01/31/1924 |
Scofflaw term is introduced. |
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12/31/1929 |
Meeting is held to protest the recent killing of three rum smugglers. |
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03/24/1933 |
Massachusetts so-called “Baby Volstead Act” is repealed. |
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04/07/1933 |
Blaine Act goes into effect. |
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06/13/1933 |
Boston voters favor repeal of Prohibition. |
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06/27/1933 |
Eighteenth Amendment is ratified by the Massachusetts legislature. |
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12/05/1933 |
Prohibition ends in the United States. |
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1957 |
Smoking cars are eliminated on the MBTA’s elevated lines. |
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1985 |
Designated Driver concept is promoted by the Harvard School of Public Health. |
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