28 October 1919
#KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1919 - Congress passed the Volstead Act prohibiting the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors." Moonshining instantly became a big business in the Southern hills.
Other Years:
1863 - Confederate General James Longstreet's division engaged federal troops at Wauhatchie, Tennessee, in rare night attack. A total of 865 were killed or wounded.
1965 – The 630 foot high Gateway Arch was completed in St Louis, Missouri.
1981- Edward M McIntrye was elected as the first black mayor of Augusta, Georgia.
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