What did a bootlegger do? BOOTLEGGING. In January 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment became law, banning the manufacture, transportation, importation, and sale of intoxicating liquors in the United States. The people who illegally made, imported, or sold alcohol during this time were called bootleggers...
Rival Irish bootlegger William Bill Bailey is shot down by four men. Before dying a few hours later on Sunday morning Bailey told police “That Sam Carollo and his gang” when asked who shot him. When Bailey pulled up to a residence and got out of his car to open a gate a dark colo...
Bootlegger racing created a culture of car lovers in the southern United States that eventually grew into the popular NASCAR racing series. In fact, the winner of the first NASCAR race, Red Byron, had once been a moonshine runner. Related to moonshiners and bootleggers are rumrunners. Rumrunner...
He tells the priest that he is about to kill three prominent men, for which he seeks God's pardon in advance. He must find his old friend, bootlegger and the custodian of David's only son. David had believed in his friend to bring up his son as the worst criminal and seek revenge ...
Enforcing the law around illicit recordings is usually only possible when a bootlegger attempts to sell, trade, or otherwise distribute their content. Further, the fact that some copyright owners (like The Grateful Dead, referenced above) actually encourage their fans to bootleg their performances mak...
A bootlegger's turn is an evasive driving maneuver that involves a quick 180° turn. To perform a classic bootlegger's turn, a...