On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act providing for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified nine months earlier. Known as the Prohibition Amendment, it prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” in the United States.
On October 27, 1787, the first of 85 essays was published in New York’s Independent Journal later to become known as the “Federalist Papers.”
The October 19, 1876, Fulton County Republican, Johnstown, New York, reports on how long mail is taking to travel in the Mohawk Valley.
On October 17, 1907, the Utica Daily Press reported on a Oneida Nation delegation’s appeal to New York Governor Hughes.
The October 13, 1900 Gloversville Daily Leader reports on the Local Record. The Big Locomotive: Engine 999.
This day in Mohawk Valley history from The Utica Observer, September 27, 1900, Utica, Oneida County, New York.
The September 26, 1899 Johnstown Daily Republican reports on a Street Fair where Fort Plain Merchants Emulate a Western Custom.
The Cobleskill Index from September 19, 1929 headline reads “Plan New System For Marking The State Highways.”
September 17 is designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
DeWitt Clinton Train and Engine No. 999, Albany (July 1911) Source: New York State Archives, New York (State). Department of Education. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, Test Slides, No. 13858.