Claim Citation Readiness
Claim Count
3
Claim Fact-Check Status
Claims
Contributors
Date Precision
Exact day
Destination URL
Display Date
December 5, 1933
End Sort Year
1933
Era
Prohibition and Repeal
Event ID
46
Evidence Confidence
Strong
Featured?
Geography
United States
Historical Significance
National constitutional Prohibition ended, but alcohol regulation remained divided among federal, state, and local systems.
Last Reviewed
September 2, 2026
Publication Status
Published
Record Type
Event
Research Notes
Do not equate Repeal with immediate industrial recovery or complete deregulation. Link outward to the organized-Repeal period and post-Repeal reconstruction. The convention mechanism and organized movement are now independently verified through complete sources.
Scope
American Whiskey Core
Start Sort Year
1933
Summary
Ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment while preserving state authority over importation contrary to state law.
Thematic Lanes
Law and TaxationBusiness and MarketsCulture and Consumption
Timeline Date
December 5, 1933
Evidence
Related context
The constitutional date belongs inside two longer stories: the political movement that secured Repeal and the industry’s uneven reconstruction afterward.