The "Noble Experiment"

On December 18, 1917, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors,” was drafted and passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification.

Called the “noble experiment” by Herbert Hoover, 75% of the states approved the amendment, which was ratified on January 16, 1919. 

Prohibition in the United States