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Happy Repeal Day! Here’s how Utah liquor laws have changed since Prohibition

91 years ago today, Utah became the state that put the 21st Amendment over the top, ending the national ban on alcohol.

(Associated Press file photo) As word came from Utah that Prohibition had been repealed, crowds jammed a downtown Chicago bar Dec. 5, 1933. Before the scramble for a legal drink, the crowd tossed a few hats in the air and let loose a round of cheers.