‘The Roaring Banshees’ Producers Tease ‘Big, Brave, Ambitious’ Gangland Series About Irish Rebel Unit on the Lam in Prohibition-Era Chicago (EXCLUSIVE)

Dublin-based “Irish Blood” producers Deadpan Pictures and Canadian shingle Shaftesbury Films are teaming up again on “The ...
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Legs Diamond: The Gangster Who Couldn’t Be Killed | Bloomin' Legends

In this episode of Bloomin' Legends, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods dive into the bullet-riddled life of Legs Diamond, the Prohibition-era gangster who survived so many assassination ...
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Explore a Former Speakeasy with the Museum of the American Gangster

Prohibition may be over, but our fascination with the era continues with NYC’s themed lawn parties and interactive theater pieces. The William Barnacle Tavern in the East Village, however, housed an ...
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How FDR Took the First Steps Towards Ending Prohibition

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1932, nine days after his inauguration, President Roosevelt signed an order authorizing the sale of beer. It would soon be followed by the 21st ...
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The true villain in our drug war is prohibition

The Office for National Drug Control Policy spent $3.2 million for Super Bowl ads claiming that people who buy drugs are supporting terrorists. But that's not the real story. The real story is that ...