Starting in January 1920, the United States became a dry country. Prohibition banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol in an attempt to civilize unruly Americans (and some other reasons). The experiment had many unintended […]
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The Mafia’s Golden Age: Crime and Controversy | American Godfathers: The Five Families (S1)
Follow the American Mafia from their early development in New York City neighborhoods through Prohibition, to the boom days of the 1950’s. Explore how public violence, involvement in the drug trade, and appearances at government […]