1919 - BOOTLEGGING - CAUGHTSMUGGLING - The origins of the phrase comes from ingenious methods such as these knickerbockers for smuggling alcohol during the American prohibition period (1920-1933). Prohibition in the United States focused on the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. Bootlegging became a major business for organized crime groups led by Al Capone in Chicago and Lucky Luciano in New York City.

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