It's 5 o'Clock Somewhere Flag

January 17, 1920 — Prohibition began on January 17, 1920, when the Volstead Act went into effect.

Clear and Present Dangers……William Kennedy

“Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate.”

― William Kennedy

Clear and Present Dangers……Martin Luther King Jr.

“Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

Clear and Present Dangers……John Dos Passos

“If there is a special Hades for writers is would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.”

― John Dos Passos

Clear and Present Dangers……Jay McInerney

“You feel that if only you could make yourself sit down at a typewriter you could give shape to what seems merely a chain reaction of pointless disasters.”

― Jay McInerney

War of 1812 Flag

January 8, 1815 – The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson.

Clear and Present Dangers……Simone de Beauvoir

“‎A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.”

― Simone de Beauvoir