This is What’s Trending Today. April 7 was National Beer Day in the United States. National Beer Day is not a real holiday. But a lot of Americans are celebrating on social media. One Twitter user, RadarX, wrote, “I hear it’s #NationalBeerDay and I feel fortunate to live where they make so much of it.” Other Twitter users joined in by posting photographs of glasses of cold beer. The magazine Men’s Journal published a list of what it called the “100 Best Beers in America.” The beers are not in any special order. They are listed alphabetically by the state where they are produced. Some of the beers have unusual names, such as Sloth, Fuzzy Baby Ducks and Lizard King. April 7 is an important day in beer history. On that day in 1933, Americans could legally buy beer again after 13 years. Sales of beer had been barred under the U.S. Constitution. The 18th Amendment to the constitution took effect in 1920. It prohibited “the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” In December 1933, the 21st Amendment to the constitution officially ended prohibition. But a few months before that, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an act to permit the sale of low-alcohol wine and beer. That was on April 7. Roosevelt reportedly said, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.” And the people who agree with Roosevelt's words helped make the hashtag #NationalBeerDay, What’s Trending Today. I’m Ashley Thompson. Dan Friedell wrote this story for Learning English. George Grow was the editor. Is beer prohibited in your country? If it is not, what is your favorite beer? We want to know. Write to us in the Comments Section or on our Facebook page. __________________________________________________________________ Words in This Story fortunate – adj. having good luck alphabetical – adj. of or related to organizing something in the order of the letters of the alphabet intoxicate – v. to make (someone) unable to think and behave normally prohibit – v. to bar or ban something
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