On this day in 1914: As Woodrow Wilson’s secretary of the navy, former Raleigh newspaper editor Josephus Daniels bans alcohol at officers’ mess aboard United States ships. The ban will go unbroken until 1980, when crew members of the aircraft carrier Nimitz are issued two beers apiece in recognition of their having been at sea […]
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How dry he was: Daniels banned alcohol on ships
Posted in On This Day, tagged condoms, franklin d. roosevelt, johnny appleseed of jazz, josephus daniels, liquor ban, navy secretary, pajamas, port starboard, storyville, venereal disease on July 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
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