Thereâs History behind National Beer Day
The historic significance of todayâsâ holidayâNational Beer Day according to Wikipedia:
âApril 7th marks the day that the CullenâHarrison Act came into force after having been signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933. April 6, the day before, is known as New Beer's Eve. The 18th Amendment was later repealed by the ratification of the 21st Amendment on December 5 that year, officially ending Prohibitionâ.
Did you know there wouldnâtve been much national beer in early America without the ingenuity of African Americans? ⊠Youâll never learn that side of the true story, clicking onto mainstream food & drink holiday links âŠ
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