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1
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Date Precision
Exact day
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Display Date
April 7, 1933
End Sort Year
1933
Era
Prohibition and Repeal
Event ID
44
Evidence Confidence
Strong
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Geography
United States, subject to state and local law
Historical Significance
Legal beer and light wine returned in jurisdictions that permitted them months before constitutional Repeal.
Last Reviewed
September 2, 2026
Publication Status
Published
Record Type
Event
Research Notes
Do not call April 7 the end of Prohibition. Distilled spirits remained under national Prohibition until the Twenty-First Amendment’s ratification.
Scope
American Whiskey Core
Start Sort Year
1933
Summary
The Cullen–Harrison Act’s limited exemption for specified fermented beverages took effect fifteen days after enactment.
Thematic Lanes
Law and TaxationBusiness and MarketsCulture and Consumption
Timeline Date
April 7, 1933
Evidence
Publication boundary
Use this as a transitional milestone. It did not legalize whiskey, and state or local prohibitions remained controlling.