News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty ImagesDuring Prohibition, enforcing the nation’s liquor ban was a game of cat ...

Prohibition's supporters were initially surprised by what did not come to pass during the dry era. When the law went into effect, they expected sales of clothing and household goods to skyrocket.

Prohibition was an odd period in U.S. history. From 1920 to 1933, the 18th Amendment made it illegal to produce or sell alcohol. There were, however, some interesting exceptions. It may seem ...