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SUMMARY:Water is the War Drink: The Path from WWI to Prohibition
DESCRIPTION:The Museums at Cantigny Park announce two programs in February focusing on 1920s Prohibition and its ramifications. Historians from The Mob Museum in Las Vegas will present online via Zoom. Both events are free but require advance registration at Cantigny.org.\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 3   7 pm CST\n\nDate with History\n\nWater is the War Drink: The Path from WWI to Prohibition\n\nThe First Division Museum at Cantigny Park welcomes Claire White\, educational programs manager at The Mob Museum. She will discuss the role that World War I played in the passing of the 18th Amendment\, ratified in 1919\, and how cultural shifts during wartime affected Prohibition's enforcement. White is a public historian interested in the cultural and religious history of the United States. She earned a history degree at the University of Nevada and a master's in public history from the University of South Carolina.  RSVP\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 24   7 pm CST\n\nHeadlines from History\n\nThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre\n\nThe Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park welcomes Geoff Schumacher\, vice president of programs and exhibits at The Mob Museum. He will discuss one of the most horrifying acts of violence in organized crime history\, Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre on February 14\, 1929. News coverage of the event generated public outrage and dramatic responses from both supporters and opponents of Prohibition. Schumacher is a veteran newspaper journalist and the author of two books. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Nevada and a master's in American history from Arizona State University.  RSVP\n\n\n\nThe First Division Museum is closed in January but open weekends in February starting Friday\, February 4. McCormick House is closed for renovation and will reopen later this year. Cantigny museums are free admission with paid parking. Visit Cantigny.org for additional details\, including a calendar of upcoming events.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">The Museums at Cantigny Park announce two programs in February focusing on 1920s Prohibition and its ramifications. Historians from </span></span><a href="http://www.themobmuseum.org/"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">The Mob Museum</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> in Las Vegas will present online via Zoom. Both events are free but require advance registration at </span></span><a href="http://www.cantigny.org/"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Cantigny.org</span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Thursday\, February 3 <a name="_Hlk87962157">&#9679\; 7 pm CST</a></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Date with History</span></span></em></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Water is the War Drink: The Path from WWI to Prohibition</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park welcomes <strong>Claire White</strong>\, educational programs manager at The Mob Museum. She will discuss the role that World War I played in the passing of the 18<sup>th</sup> Amendment\, ratified in 1919\, and how cultural shifts during wartime affected Prohibition&rsquo\;s enforcement.</span></span><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> White is a public historian interested in the cultural and religious history of the United States. She earned a history degree at the University of Nevada and a master&rsquo\;s in public history from the University of South Carolina.&nbsp\;<a href="https://cantigny.org/event/date-with-history-the-path-from-world-war-i-to-prohibition-virtual/"> RSVP</a></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Thursday\, February 24 </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">&#9679\; 7 pm CST</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><em><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Headlines from History</span></span></em></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">The St. Valentine&rsquo\;s Day Massacre</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park welcomes <strong>Geoff Schumacher</strong>\, vice president of programs and exhibits at The Mob Museum. He will discuss o</span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">ne of the most horrifying acts of violence in organized crime history\, Chicago&rsquo\;s St. Valentine&rsquo\;s Day Massacre on February 14\, 1929. News coverage of the event generated public outrage and dramatic responses from both supporters and opponents of Prohibition. Schumacher is a veteran newspaper journalist and the author of two books. He earned a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in journalism from the University of Nevada and a master&rsquo\;s in American history from Arizona State University.&nbsp\; <a href="https://cantigny.org/event/headlines-from-history-st-valentines-day-massacre/">RSVP</a></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#0E101A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">The First Division Museum is closed in January but open weekends in February starting Friday\, February 4. McCormick House is closed for renovation and will reopen later this year. Cantigny museums are free admiss</span></span></span><span style="color:#0E101A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">ion with paid parking. Visit&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><a href="http://www.cantigny.org/"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Cantigny.org&nbsp\;</span></span></a></span><span style="color:#0E101A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">for additional details\, including a calendar of upcoming events.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
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