May 1, 2026
Tag: country music
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The Day Hank Williams Died
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Hank Williams died in the back seat of his Cadillac convertible on the way to play a concert in Ohio. A few days later thousands gathered to pay respects to the country music superstar. Here is the story of that day in 1953.
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April 23, 2020 4 Comments
This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of America’s journey into the dark, dry years of Prohibition. The Eighteenth Amendment, ratified on January 16th, 1919, forbid the production, sale and transport of “intoxicating liquors,” but was ineffective in curtailing the consumption of alcohol, beer, and wine in the United States. President Woodrow Wilson vetoed the Act, but it was overridden by the House and Senate. Read how Americas behaved in a dry society.