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When did the 18th Amendment begin the Prohibition era, making it illegal to sell

alcohol anywhere in the US?

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January 16, 1919

Passage of the Prohibition Amendment

Ratified on January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment went into effect a year later, by which time no fewer than 33 states had already enacted their own prohibition legislation.

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