Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution
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title:
Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution
text:
The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol. The Twenty-first Amendment was proposed by the 72nd Congress on February 20, 1933, and was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 5, 1933. It is unique among the 27 amendments of the U.S. Constitution for being the only one to repeal a prior amendment, as well as being the only amendment to have bee
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1933 amendment repealing the 18th amendment, thereby ending prohibition of alcohol in the US
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
date created:
2001-02-09T01:56:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:26:52Z
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