Seventy-five years ago, on Dec. 5th, 1933, the government ratified the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition. Except for the grim, gray old temperance ladies, America rejoiced. No more brain-eroding bathtub gin! No more lethal doses of alcoholic "medicine"!
So here we are, three-quarters of a century later, celebrating this terrific (if mostly pretend) holiday. Good job, marketing! But seriously, where would we be without legal alcohol? We're not actually sure—everyone might be smarter, faster and thinner—but at the very least you wouldn't be reading this page on this section of this website.
Thus, when the clock strikes 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5th, put on your classiest '30s-era duds (think flapper for women, dapper and fedora-hatted for men) and take a long, hard drink while toasting the men and women who worked hard to make your drink possible. And if you'd rather not do that in the privacy of your own home, we've compiled a handy list of speakeasy-esque NYC bars and drinking venues where you can get your Repeal on.
