On 92 years ago today, on December 4, 1933 (October 17, 1933, the United States lifted its 14-year-old prohibition of alcohol. Jubilant young ladies spent the night in a public bar for the first time since the ban was lifted. On December 4, 1933, in the United States, drinkers were in high spirits and frequently raised glasses to the lifting of Prohibition. It's been a long time since I drank legally, almost 14 years to be exact. From 0 a.m. on January 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Prohibition Act (also known as the "Volstead Act"), officially came into effect. According to this law, it is illegal to manufacture, sell or even transport beverages with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%. It is not illegal to drink alcohol at home, but drinking with friends or holding a banquet is illegal and can be fined up to $1000 and six months in prison. The day before the Prohibition Act came into effect, there were an endless stream of wine trucks on the roads, and people were rushing to transport wine back to their homes for collection. At night, the streets were empty. People gathered at home or other public places to hold their last legal "farewell party." A senator raised a glass at a dinner and said: "Tonight is the eve when Americans are deprived of their personal liberty." These words attracted bursts of warm applause. Before the federal government passed the bill, 25 states in the United States already had their own prohibition laws. However, New York Mayor Ragardi expressed doubts about the feasibility of the law. He pointed out that in New York alone, to effectively implement the Prohibition Act, as many as 250,000 police officers need to be mobilized. Because the Prohibition Act ignores enforcement difficulties and ignores the fact that human desires cannot be dispelled purely in a suppressed way, it ultimately has the opposite effect: making bootlegging brewing a huge illegal undertaking. The American underworld has become unprecedentedly prosperous under the nourishment of bootlegging profits. The 18th Amendment was finally repealed on December 4, 1933, when Utah was the last state to ratify the 21st Amendment after the other 35 states. This brought an end to the long-standing national campaign for alcohol prohibition. U.S. President Roosevelt reminded people across the country to exercise restraint to avoid causing the recurrence of what he called a "personal disgust" like the 1920 ban. He also asked states not to let bars make a comeback.