Tina and Hillary cover when the US Government poisoned its citizens and former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
Tina’s Story
The 18th Amendment prohibited the production, sale, transportation, and use of alcohol in the United States beginning in 1918. BUT, when bootleggers and rum runners abound, the government tries a new tactic to control the hooch.
Hillary’s Story
Teacher turned politician Dennis Hastert moved up the political ladder to become Speaker of the House. BUT, when he tries to hide past misconduct, he learns that the truth always comes out.
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Tina's Story
Wikipedia
Prohibition in the United States
Vox
The US government once poisoned alcohol to get people to stop drinking--By German Lopez
USA Today
Fact check: It's true, U.S. government poisoned some alcohol during Prohibition--by Matthew Brown
Slate
The Chemist’s War--by Deborah Plum
The Prisoner’s Handbook--by Deborah Plum
Smithsonian Channel
Why This Woman Destroyed Bars...Using a Hatchet--from Crime and Prohibition S1 E1
Alcohol Problems and Solutions
Deaths During Prohibition: Government Poisoned Alcohol to Stop Drinking
Time
The History of Poisoned Alcohol Includes an Unlikely Culprit: The U.S. Government--by Lily Rothman
Prohibition: New Sponge
Medium
The U.S. Government Intentionally Poisoned Alcohol During the Prohibition--by Sabana Grande
History Daily
When The U.S. Government Poisoned The Alcohol Supply During Prohibition
VinePair
The U.S. Government Poisoned 10,000 Americans During Prohibition
The Saturday Evening Post
Would the Government Deliberately Poison 10,000 Prohibition Violators?--by Jeff Nilsson
The Daily Beast
How the U.S. Government Enforced Prohibition by Poisoning Americans--by Allison McNearney
ATI
10,000 People Died Because The Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition--By Katie Serena
Curious Historian
How the US Government Poisoned Hooch During Prohibition
JSTOR Daily
The Darker Side of Prohibition--by Tara Isabella Burton
WGRZ NBC
100 years since Prohibition: 5 things you may not know about the ‘Noble Experiment’--Adrianna Rodriguez and Suzanne Nuyen
Maclean’s
What Prohibition teaches us about race relations in the U.S.--by Christine Sismondo
Best Life
25 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out to Be True--by Alex Daniel
247 Wall Street
These 9 States Still Have Dry Counties--by Evan Comen
Ohio State University
Temperance and Prohibition
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Saloon-Keepers’ Rebellion
Photos:
Removal of liquor during Prohibition--from the United States Library via Public Domain
Americans celebrating the end of Prohibition in 1933--from The New York Times via Public Domain
A Prohibition-Era prescription for liquor --from the United States Government via Public Domain
Hillary's Story
Vox
A man two heartbeats away from the presidency was a serial child molester--By Dylan Matthews
New York Times
Dennis Hastert, Ex-House Speaker Who Admitted Sex Abuse, Leaves Prison--by Liam Stack
Chicago Tribune
Timeline: Key events in the rise and fall of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert
Wikipedia
Dennis Hastert
USA Today
Ex-speaker Dennis Hastert released from federal prison--by Aamer Madhani
Photos
Dennis Hastert--from United States Congress via Public Domain
Hastert as the SOTU (top right)--from US Government via Public Domain
Hastert in court--by Charles Rex (AP) via The New York Times
