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B+W photo of Stevens Institute students in snake line celebrating legalization of 3.2 pct beer, on Washington St. north of First St. Hoboken, Apr. 7, 1933.
2014.001.0135
2014.001
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Acme Newspictures
1933
Hoboken
7 in
9 in
Notes: Per Wikipedia, 2014: The beginning of the end of Prohibition in the United States occurred as a result of the Cullen-Harrison Act and its signing into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 23, 1933. Sales of beer in the U.S would become legal on April 7, 1933, provided that the state in question had enacted its own law allowing such sales. The beer had to have an alcohol content less than 3.2% (4% ABV), compared to the 0.5% limit of the Volstead Act, because 3.2% was considered too low to produce intoxication. On the evening of April 6, people lined up outside breweries and taverns, waiting for midnight when they would be able to legally purchase beer for the first time in over 13 years. Since then, the night of April 6 has been referred to as "New Beer's Eve" and April 7th is known as "National Beer Day" ==== ==== December 5, 1933 is the date the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and Prohibition was fully repealed at the federal level. Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-05-28