Good morning.
Whitewater will have about an inch of snow this afternoon, with a high just around freeing.
In the city today, there’s a scheduled Public Information Meeting on the Reconstruction of the Downtown East Gateway area at 4:30 PM, and there is a meeting of the Fire & Rescue Task Force at 7:30 PM.
On this day in 1919, Prohibition takes effect:
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” is ratified on this day in 1919 and becomes the law of the land.
The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early 19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political force, campaigning on the state level and calling for total national abstinence. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment, also known as the Prohibition Amendment, was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification.
Prohibition took effect in January 1919. Nine months later, Congress passed the Volstead Act, or National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson‘s veto. The Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of prohibition, including the creation of a special unit of the Treasury Department. Despite a vigorous effort by law-enforcement agencies, the Volstead Act failed to prevent the large-scale distribution of alcoholic beverages, and organized crime flourished in America. In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, repealing prohibition.
Puzzability has a new entry in this week’s String Theory series:
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This Week’s Game — January 13-17
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String Theory
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Are you a master of science? For each day this week, we’ll give you a series of clues, each of which leads to a word. You must drop one letter out of each of these answer words and put them together (in order), adding spaces as needed, to get a science-related phrase that starts with a possessive name.
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Example:
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Sentry’s “stop!” / impose, as a tax / barge-like boat / turn from solid to liquid
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Answer:
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Halley’s comet (halt / levy / scow / melt)
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What to Submit:
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Submit the phrase and the smaller words (as “Halley’s comet (halt / levy / scow / melt)” in the example) for your answer.
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Thursday, January 16
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Reaction to danger / watery castle protector / reduce drastically / give money to the church regularly / rower’s need / diamond or ruby |
