Go Free Yourself

Today, Chicago’s aldermen actually did something useful: they repealed the ban on foie gras, which was passed in April 2006.

Seventy-five years ago today, a revision was made to the Volstead Act (which started Prohibition in the United States), bringing hope and joy to millions of Americans who just wanted to drink the Great Depression away. Although it took another 8 months to pass the 21st Amendment and officially end Prohibition, April 7, 1933 went down in history as the day beer was back.

JoeSixpack writes about the celebrations that happened that day, including how Anheuser-Busch “clip-clopped their way into beer lore.”

I’ll drink to that.