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Headline: This Day in History: FDR Signs the Beer and Wine Revenue Act

Caption: March 22, 1933. After 14 years of Prohibition, the Beer and Wine Revenue Act finally allowed the sale and government taxation of alcoholic beverages with no more than 3.2% alcohol. The act was part of FDR's New Deal, a series of economic measures intended to pull America out of The Great Depression.

Keywords: This Day History,History,FDR,Franklin Delano Roosevelt,President,Beer and Wine Revenue Act,Act,New Deal,Economic Measures,Intended,Pull,America,The Great Depression,21st Amendment,Prohibition,Alcohol

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