The Prohibition Experiment

January 1920 , the 18th amendment went into effect.

Speakeasies-They were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors."

Bootleggers-bootlegging, is the illegal business of transporting (smuggling) alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law.
"Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947) was an American gangster who attained fame during the Prohibition era. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33 years old.