On this day: October 28

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1919 • neutral • 6 views

Prohibition Begins: United States Implements Nationwide Alcohol Ban

Crowd outside an early 20th-century American saloon and brewery buildings, empty bar counters and closed signage reflecting the start of nationwide alcohol prohibition.

On October 28, 1919, the United States moved to implement nationwide prohibition of alcoholic beverages under the Volstead Act following ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment, ushering in a period of legal ban and widespread social and legal change.

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1995 • neutral • 5 views

1995 Baku Metro Blaze Kills Dozens

Interior view of a mid-1990s underground metro station platform with emergency responders and cordoned areas; smoke-stained walls and scattered debris indicating a recent fire.

On October 28, 1995, a fire broke out in Baku's metro system, killing dozens and injuring many more. The disaster exposed safety shortcomings in the city's subway infrastructure during Azerbaijan's turbulent post-Soviet transition.

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