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The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
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1919 US law initiating the prohibition of alcoholic beverages
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President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
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Ban on alcohol from 1920 to 1933
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