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Speakeasies—illicit or unlicenced establishment dispensing alcohol—peaked after the 18th Amendment took effect in January 1920, prohibiting the sale of alcohol. Photo: AP Pssssst! Out in town for a speakeasy evening, my friend and I glanced towards the sound and looked away. Pssst, pssst! The persistence made us look again and the tall, well-built man standing […]