On December 5th, 1933 Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment. For those of you who don't speak government, that means that drinking ... all » alcohol, after being illegal for 13 years, finally became OK. That also meant that an entire nation, based on one pronouncement, ventured out squinty-eyed into the bright world of having fun. BUT imagine this had never happened...if you can't, this video does a depressingly good job for you.