Quarterman Dates

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.com>]

   [1]Tomorrow:
   January 16

   1604: Hampton Court Conference, [2]John Rainolds moves '...that there
   might bee a newe translation of the Bible.' James VI and I approved
   the motion the next day.

   1759: British Museum, opens in London.

   1919: Prohibition ratified, AMENDMENT XVIII Passed by Congress
   December 18, 1917. Ratified January 16, 1919. After one year from the
   ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation
   of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the
   exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject
   to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby
   prohibited.

   1920: Prohibition, AMENDMENT XVIII Passed by Congress December 18,
   1917. Ratified January 16, 1919. After one year from the ratification
   of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of
   intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the
   exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject
   to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby
   prohibited.

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