1934 Event 1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania 1933 Event 1st state liquor stores authorized (Pennsylvania) 1930 Event Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution 1929 Event USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor 1921 Event President Harding signs Willis Campell Act (anti-beer bill) forbidding doctors prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes