'Cartoon County' Looks Back At The Golden Age Of Sunday Comics: Vanity Fair editor-at-large Cullen Murphy grew up the son of a cartoonist. His father, John Cullen Murphy, drew the popular Prince Valiant strip, which Murphy eventually wrote for 14 years.
Prohibition summary The noble experiment of Prohibition was introduced by the 18th Amendment, which became effective in January 1920. Here are four reasons why Prohibition was introduced: 1  National mood - when America entered the war in 1917 the national mood also turned against drinking alcohol. 2  Practical - a ban on alcohol would boost supplies of important grains such as barley. 3  Religious - the consumption of alcohol went against God's will.
Major Cases and Laws Several laws came into play during the 1920's because of things such as prohibition, voting rights, and women'srights. Our country has progressed a great deal since the 1920's, and of the laws that come into play dealt with whatour country was going through at the time. On January 16, 1920 it was illegal to sell, make, or transport any type ofalcoholic beverage with more than one and a half percent of alcohol.