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Fun fact: There is a bar/restaurant here in Cincinnati called Nation, named after Carrie Nation. Their slogan is "All Nations are welcome......except Carrie"

Oversimplified has the best history lessons. Fun fact, NASCAR came about because of moonshiners. They'd compete to see who had the fastest cars after they spent decades outrunning the cops. Even though it was years after prohibition, that's where it's roots are

"Doctors basically became bar tenders" That's why we sell beer and wine in pharmacies. If you've ever been to a real old school pharmacy you'll often even see a bar inside. These were mostly converted to soda bars and are a good place to grab a milk shake or a float.

Carrie Nation was an Irish woman. She and her little hatchet would break up saloons. My grandmother would say, "Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine."

President Wilson had a load of wine transported from the White House to his private residence right before prohibition took affect. Most taxes before prohibition was on booze and tariffs. There was no income tax until 1916.

Best Al Capone Quote: “Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.”

As you can tell from, Prohibition had a much deeper backstory than people think with the Temperance Movement and such. It had been a goal of a lot of people for decades. You don't just get through the difficult constitutional amendment process without that. But then it went so bad that it crumbled in only a little over a decade and is still the only amendment to be repealed.

Back in the old days the water wasn’t as clean as now and likely couldn’t be trusted Drinking alcohol was safer. Great video as always!

The Great Lakes were a major smuggling area due to the open border (practically, not politically) with Canada. Short runs of just a few miles meant small boats could be used and landed anywhere, in the dark of night. That's why the mob was so big in the cities on the lakes.

Prohibition: A great example of unintended consequences.

On March 23, 2020, Denver was closing all "non-essential businesses" due to COVID. This order included liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries. The city panicked and 3 hours later, liquor stores and dispensaries were deemed "essential" and re-opened. It was hilarious!

Prohibition was led by women’s groups primarily but it was mostly Protestant women and there was a strong anti-Catholic aspect of the “temperance” movement. After the Civil War Republicans Campaigned against Democrats by saying they were opposed to “Rum, Romanism and Rebellion” to imply that the drinking problem was related to Catholic immigrants (while ignoring the problem was just as prevalent among Protestant men). Prohibitionism was also stronger in rural areas as opposed to the burgeoning cities of the day.

My grandfather had a part ownership in a speakeasy in Buffalo, NY during prohibition. He had a sweet deal with our Canadian family members to supply him with the booze. They used boats to move it across lake Erie from the Canadian side to the U.S. side. Did I mention his family was Irish.

What Oversimplified failed to mention about Remus' case was that his wife had actually hired a hitman to kill him once he got out of prison. The hitman however for some reason didn't feel like doing it and confessed the whole plan to Remus, which enraged him even further Not sure if this is a sufficient excuse for Remus' actions but it does provide some context

Prohibition did lead to many positive changes in American society. Even with the resumption of legal alcohol sales, the cycle had been broken, and American alcohol consumption never returned to previous levels. Alcoholism became a recognized problem, and drinking at work remained forbidden. While some people were still problem drinkers, most Americans learned to drink in moderation.

One of my fathers earliest memories was when his bootlegging grandmother hid my father behind her. She was sitting at a table in the basement. A tall scary man came down the stairs. Without say much, great grandmother pulled two bottles of her best homemade moonshine and gave it to the scary guy. The bottles were a payoff and the guy was a cop on the alcohol task force. 🤣 Go outside! Please 😁👏

I'm glad you decided to watch this one. It's an interesting period. Have a great week Miss Diane.

Loved it! The animation was hilarious. I had a relative that delivered the mail on horseback and would carry moonshine in the saddle bags to sell along the route. ❤️U☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸

A bit of clarification. The FBI did not take down Capone, that was Ness (Treasury Agent) leading select members (untouchables) of the Bureau of Prohibition, which is now the ATF.

A surprise visit over the weekend and now a half-hour episode (on a truly terrifying subject, perfect for spooky season 😂 !!) I'm going to run out and buy a lottery ticket! Have a lovely week Diane (and Chewie) - cheers! 🍻

Prohibition is what led to the increase of moonshiners, especially here in North Carolina. Those drivers who delivered the moonshine eventually led to the creation of NASCAR. Let's hope lonely Chads don't track down your profile and ruin your online dating experience.

I learned a few years ago that gin was made from juniper berries. When I was a kid, our entire back yard was overgrown with these bushes. I would have go around that area because of the sharp needles. I guess the former residents did not have to travel far for their holiday punch.

Canadians profited from Prohibition by opening distilleries across the river from Detroit, which gave a real boost to Canadian whiskey. Note: for some reason the government forgot to repeal the income tax. Maybe we should remind them, but then I suppose the answer would be, "We'll look into it." Great video covering a great video.

I hope ED got downtime this weekend. On another note, I hope the best Irish KZfaqr and her furry sidekick 🐶 have a great week!

Interesting fact. The county where Jack Daniel's is made is a dry county.

The Women's Temperance Movement was based in Evanston, IL which is adjacent to the northeast of Chicago. Evanston was dry for decades even after Prohibition was repealed. Howard Street. (one block north of where I grew up) is the border between Evanston and Chicago. The north side of the street is Evanston and was dry. The south side of Howard is Chicago and was very, very wet. All of the drinkers in Evanston went to Howard St. to get their fill.

Two of my favorite channels, Oversimplified and Diane Jennings! Thank you Diane! I enjoy these reaction videos and other content you put. Sending you, chewie and especially editor Diane lots of hugs. Diane: “they need some cocktails” lol true I agree they did

And Ms. Jennings continues to educate the rest of us in entertaining ways. 🤓 I didn’t know all these details about Prohibition. Some of them were fascinating and the video itself was a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing, Diane! Happy Monday to all!✌🏻❤️

Oversimplified makes great videos! Really enjoy them. Loved the ones on the American Civil War, WWI , and WWII. Oh yeah and The Cold War ones as well!

It didn't mention it but Remus' wife and the agent she was with also tried to kill him by sending a hitman after him, who felt bad and instead told him about it. That was the main thing that motivated him to kill her and was a big part of why everyone had pity on him.

The Untouchables is a worthy Hollywood treatment of the situation with Capone. Not necessarily 100% accurate, but worthy (Kevin Costner and Sean Connery). The film you review neglects the Canadian border as a source of smuggling and also neglects a certain prominent American family whose fortune was made running rum - enough to create a political dynasty. Anyway, interesting!

Lynchburg, Tennessee where Jack Daniels is made is a dry county/ town

I'm glad they touched on the bigotry component. In addition to minorities, prohibition was aimed at German, Irish, and Italian Americans who were had large catholic populations.

Great video Diane ! The Oversimplified channel is great. The entire Prohibition era is a fascinating part of United States history that many Americans have no clue about ...

Whoa, dark times 🥵 Now alcohol and weed are available. 😁 So we should live by Chewie's mantra of treats for all . 💙 thanks Diane 🐾

Jack Daniels is made in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in Moore County -- a DRY COUNTY. The gift shop for the distillery is in the next county over.

Diane, That was a really interesting video. I actually went to High School with Al Capone’s great-great nephew Anthony Capone. He was in my Math class. He was actually a really nice kid. But he definitely didn’t like to talk about his family history. He said no one in his family ever talks about it.

New Orleans is still relatively loose with enforcement of drinking laws. Non-glass Open Containers are allowed on the street. & until the late 1980’s Louisiana the second to last state to outlaw open containers in motor vehicles- Texas was the last a couple of years later.

Yes Diane, even the state of Texas, into the 90's about 2000's had dry Counties. There might even still be some. I loved this video, wonderful. I never payed that much attention to the history of Prohibition. Cool, very cool, Sweetness. Thank you

Speaking of dry counties, the Jack Daniel's distillery is in a dry county. They make whiskey in a place you can't drink whiskey.

Happy Monday Diane! We still have dry counties and towns locally, but some of that is changing. However, the town I grew up in is dry, the now have a few private clubs that serve alcohol. Sometimes progress is slow.

Love that “Nooooooooooo!” Diane. I guess a man’s way to your heart would be to greet you online with a glass of good Irish whiskey in his hand.🥃

They had to start drinking water.

Aside from religious reasons, many women were witnessing their men getting pissed, neglecting and abusing their families. There were no family protections back then and women had almost no rights.

A very interesting subject. Prohibition has been one of those periods of history that has fascinated many people. Myself included. Thanks for the upload Diane. Have a wonderful day and week. Say hi to Chewie and Editor Diane for me. Be well.

there are several dry counties where I live

Carry Nation would be a fun video game...Smashity Smash. Great video once again, Diane.

The Kennedy’s made a fortune during prohibition

Hi! This snarky video did a pretty good job with this topic. Being from Chicago, this was very familiar ground for me. A few factoids. Those depression era tent towns became known as Hoovervilles. Have no Idea if this Miles character ever existed as an individual. One of my cousins, from the tine share of non-Irish in my ancestry, Alf Landon, Governor of Kansas, ran against FDR in his run for a 3rd term as President, pretty much knowing he would lose. One of the great 90’s media kerfuffles was “The Search for Al Capone’s Tomb” and overhyped TV event that through some cold water on Geraldo Rivera’s media career in the 90’s. A safe found under a sidewalk section on a property tied to Capone turned out to be “Empty”! Gasp. Very interesting take on this Diane!

32 minutes Diane That has to be one if not the longest video you've ever done I thoroughly enjoyed it though

seeing your ever expanding repertoire of shocked-face was the best part of this video. fun note, a house for sale that I toured off the main street had a narrow staircase in the back of the main room that went to the cellar that had a bookcase on one wall that was really a door to a small room with a heavy door to a large room that had been a speakeasy during prohibition.

That was entertaining and fun. But what else is new? Thanks again Diane. You always make Mondays better!😊

About Remus and his wife: No one knows whether it was her or her prohibition agent lover but one or both of them had been trying to get Remus killed. So in addition to impoverishing him, breaking his heart, and cheating on him his wife was either with a man who was trying to have him killed or was involved in trying to have him killed herself. Is it any wonder the Jury felt sorry for him and figured it was sort of self-defense and so basically performed Jury Nullification? It is sad this video doesn't give the larger context.

Recently found Oversimplified myself, and LOVE it. I binged all their videos; really hoping they continue on.

6:57 "Sweet little Carrie" was 6 feet (183 cm) tall and powerfully built. She towered over most men of her day.

Prohibition was and is still a mess and a half. So many common day correlations as well, just like Belfast. Very interesting subject, thank you for spreading it.

Happy Monday! I really love this video. Have a very awesome week.

"It was for the Iron". SUUUUURREEEEE OOOKAAAYY The IIIRRONN =P

"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems." Homer Simpson

In Wichita there's a band called Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy. I don't know if they drink alcohol

"I love the women's movement, especially when walking behind it!" - Rush Limbaugh

Lynchburg Tennessee (where Jack Daniels whisky is made), is a dry county. You can make whisky there, but you can’t drink it.

Two of my favorite channels together! You should make this a mini series

31:42. Thank you for making my day, editor Diane!

Love oversimplified..

American of Irish descent here. I'm not an alcoholic, I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings. Love your videos!

Fun fact: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only president to be elected four times. The last time he was elected, he didn't get to serve long because he died of polio. This left Vice President Harry Truman to decide to drop the atomic bombs on Japan, and to form the United Nations. FDR was actually paralyzed from polio from the waist down throughout his presidency, but it was hidden from the public early on because the American people didn't want to see a president as physically weak. After his death, congress passed a new amendment which limited the presidency to two terms because they were afraid of the power a president might wield if they were in office too long.

Diane, excellent video as usual. Also, I hope you find your person.

This has been one of my favorite movies but somehow it rarely gets mentioned. .. The Hallelujah Trail 1965 - Is a comedy about in 1867 The miners in a mountain mining town with winter approaching that will cut off access and they are running out of whiskey. They order whiskey that is coming by a wagon train with 40 wagons and the teamsters are Irish. Abolitionist Cora Massingale and her women are determined to intercept the wagon train and destroy the whiskey. The local Indians are determined to intercept and get the whisky. The Miners send a group to intercept the wagon train and escort it. The local Calvary fort is instructed to have a detachment escort it and when they find out about the women, they decide to send another detachment to escort them by "detached contact" .. "What Sir is that? Some kind of new tactic? " ... Of course they all had to come together during the confusion of a blinding sand storm. It has an all star cast including the actor that my brother was named after - Brain Keith.

I am from Western Pennsylvania. A few miles from my home was the site of the "Whiskey Rebellion. Pittsburgh was separated from the East Coast by the Allegheny mountains. Roads were bad and it took weeks to travel over the mountains. The farmers need to sell their grain, but couldn't ship it over the mountains. So the farmers made Whiskey, and shipped it over the mountains in barrels. The U.S. Government decided to tax Whiskey. The farmers outside of Pittsburgh decided to Rebellion against the Whiskey Tax. George Washington headed up an Army to stop the Rebellion. After leaving Philadelphia (the USA's capital was in Philadelphia at that time) Washington turned over command of the Army to Hamilton. Hamilton went on to stop the Rebellion.

There was a dry suburb near me until just about 20 years ago. Western Springs, IL.

I love how no one has mentioned the mentioned with the Al Capone segment the fact that of how his henchmen carried Thompson machine guns and the level of violence they used it was nicknamed “the Chicago typewriter”

Actually, to be honest, it was *Irish women* who had a huge influence on the move toward Prohibition -- albeit, indirectly. During after the Great Famine, lots of the impediments on Irish Catholic ownership of land got lifted by the guilt-stricken (temporarily...) UK government. So, for the first time in centuries, Irish men could actually own land they'd previously only ever been able to work as tenant farmers. However, the land still had to be purchased, so many young Irish men focused on that, straight away, and delayed marriage. "You don't start a family until the farm is paid for." That left many young Irish women with the prospect of either waiting to marry until the men their ages had paid off the farm, or marrying much older men (which many Irish lasses did), or trying to make their own way in the world, without husbands. Lots of young Irish women chose the last option, and a lot of those wound up emigrating to the United States. Once here, they took jobs as domestic help in middle-class, and upper middle-class, homes, the number of which had started to expand rapidly as the U.S. industrialized. So, for the first time, a country had a huge number of reasonably well-educated, middle-class women who suddenly had a lot of free time, because they had affordable domestic help. (Irish girls made a lot more money in American homes than they ever made on Irish farms, but still worked relatively cheap, as do most immigrants.) With all that free time, the middle-class women got interested in social issues, such as poverty -- drawn, in large part, as they learned what lives were like for their Irish maids. (Not surprisingly, many American women *genuinely liked* their Irish maids, and were concerned with their general welfare.) One of the major problems these socially-active middle-class women kept running into, that seemed to lay at the foundation of such things as domestic abuse, sexual assault, and unwanted pregnancy, was the presence of alcohol. So, they not only formed social organizations designed to teach birth control and supply low-cost condoms (this eventually led to the foundation of Planned Parenthood, of course...), they also formed the WCTU, as mentioned in the video. Not surprisingly, a huge number of the young Irish women hopped on board and joined the WCTU, as well, since many of them had been the victimes of alcohol-induced violence and other problems. So, yeah. If the Irish women hadn't come to the United States in such huge numbers, the WCTUs and other social issues organizations, founded by middle-class American women who suddenly had unprecedented amounts of free time, might never have gotten off the ground. The presence of Irish women in America *profoundly* changed U.S. culture and politics.

The funny thing is so many of the founding fathers brewed some type of alcohol. Shows what propaganda and brain washing can do. Have a great week Diane. 😊

Fun fact: Jack Daniels Whiskey is distilled in Moore County, Tennessee... a dry county. Meaning it can be made there, but not sold in stores, bars, or restaurants within the county.

My family were rum runners back in the day in Florida. Al Capone would go down to buy hooch. He respected and feared the Hyslers family. Others in the family were the law. Think what a family reunion would look like LOL

There's still a double standard when it comes to alcohol. I went to college in the South and the local county was dry -- no legal alcohol sales. Except... richer people could join the country club or a fraternal lodge and drink, because those were considered private clubs. So the poor folks (and college kids) had to drive 30 minutes away and transport back our alcohol. And if you got caught bringing back too much alcohol (like a keg), the cops would pour it out in front of you.

Comic timing is hard. "It was for the iron." That landed beautifully.

Thank you for everything that you do, I love your work! I am a big fan!!! May God bless you.

I can understand why women would be against drinking or more specifically excessive drinking. Number one as the video mentions men were spending too much of their hard earned money on alcohol and the men were not at home. Plus, excessive alcohol increases the likelihood of domestic violence.Who could blame a woman for not wanting to get beaten?

Wayne Wheeler (Born: November 10, 1869 - Died: September 5, 1927) was an American attorney and longtime leader of the Anti-Saloon League. The leading advocate of the prohibitionist movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s, he played a major role in the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlawed the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages. Wheeler's career hit its high point with the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act in 1920. As enforcement of Prohibition became increasingly difficult, federal agencies resorted to draconian measures including poisoning alcohol to try to dissuade people from consuming it. Wheeler's refusal to compromise, for example by amending Prohibition measures to allow for consumption of beer, made him appear increasingly unreasonable. His influence began to wane, and he retired in 1927. Soon after his retirement, Wheeler was beset by several tragedies. His wife was killed in an accidental kitchen fire, and his father-in-law had a fatal heart attack after trying unsuccessfully to aid her. Wheeler suffered from diabeties-related kidney disease, and died at a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan on September 5, 1927 at age 57. Wheeler is not remembered much today, but a few historians familiar with the Prohibition era regard him as playing an important role in the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment. His use of pressure politics, his expertise in building the Prohibition movement, and the time and effort that he contributed to the ASL were the keys to the success of the ASL and the Prohibition movement as a whole

My grandparents on my Mom's side made beer, wine and brandy. They used to use brandy with fruit in it to send booze to family fighting in WWII. My Dad's family is from Canada and my Grandfather used to bring it back from across the border.

One thing they didn't talk about was that during prohibition a lot of alcohol was smuggled from Canada to the United States.

Diane - Your hair looks great!

What a wonderful way to end the first day of the work week. Also… 👈🏻super single too.

Its not that men couldn't take care of things like sewing and cooking its that they didn't have time this was back when it was common for men to work 12-16 hour days. 8 hour work days wouldn't come about until Ford from the Ford Motor Company found people working shorter hours on their assembly line had higher quality work thus it eventually caught on but that wouldn't be until after 1914. While these women would be going to their protest and the dads working it was usually up to the children to keep the home in working order and because they were then suddenly short handed the children had to pick up the slack and work double duty when chances are many children older than 10 already had some sort of paying job. There was actually a story I remember from an old guy who was talking about how he grew up in a mining town where when he got home from work he found his dad still completely covered head to toe in coal dust doing his best to get all the daily chores done as he didn't even have enough time to wash it off and all the men decided to make a day of it and took the kids out to eat as a big group. What makes it even more funny is there has been multiple instances of people proving that statistically prohibition was a disaster that caused way more death and destruction than it prevented.

I know one Girl from Wexford who didn't drunk. I would love to find a Irish Ginger Colleen. National prohibition of alcohol (1920-33) was the worse thing for America . Italian, Irish & Jews mafia had a field day . There more people dead & blinded by bad alcohol . When you make things illegal you create black market for it.

Great video Diane, I really loved this one. It was very entertaining and gave me a laugh or two.

im from Chicago and we were notorious for Speak Easies. There was a tour i took several years ago where you went around to some of them and had a drink in each one if they were still bars and restaurants kinda thing. It was cool. Even went to the street where the Valentines Day Massacre took place.

I could have watched this on mute and still enjoyed it. Your expressions are priceless.

I really enjoyed that Diane, very informative and entertaining. Also, you're looking fabulous.

"Dry" counties still exists in the USA. In Hardin County, Kentucky, you cannot by alcohol (at least not in the 80's) except for one loication, Fort Knox. Yes, the same Fort Knox where the gold is located. It was federal land and not subject to local laws.

I live in South Texas and a town adjacent to mine, which has been dry for decades just started selling alcohol last year.

In the American TV show Dukes Of Hazzard, the main two characters were moonshiners. That's why they had such a fast car - to flee the cops.

Thank you Diane for sharing that video with us. I have to say you are looking just as lovely as ever. I happen to live in one of the largest states that produce alcoholic beverages in particular bourbon. I can actually see a brewery from my apartment window. I personally quit drinking in 2001 and have not touched a drop since nor do I have any desire too. I have also worked with several alcohol and drug addiction programs to include when I was in the military overseas in Germany. I have seen the consequences of drinking tearing apart families. At the time the military seemed to encourage drinking and they would get mad because I would refuse to attend their functions. I actually decided to quit drinking when my divorce became final but that is a whole other chapter. I honestly don't have a problem with people drinking because that is a choice they need to make. I had no intention to make this comment so long so I will end it. I will close by simply saying have a great week and as always Stay Safe. BOOP

The one line that really hits home and manages to sum up literally every event in the video is, "See, America? You've always been this way." It's so sadly true.

My neighboring town just voted this year to be able to buy and sell liquor on Sundays in the town. It passed but there were still a lot of people (mostly older generation) against it.

Diane, this video was based on Ken Burns 3 part Prohibition series. I last saw it on Netflix. You might want to check it out.

Where I live in Utica,ny the Westend brewery was the first place to sell alcohol after the prohibition. The owner of the brewery knew someone in Washington DC and was told before anyone else the the prohibition was over.