Whiskey war
The article “the whiskey war that left Brooklyn in ruins” took out a brief history that were fought in NYC during 1860’s.first i was surprised to know that Brooklyn was one of the popular place for alcohol production.During that time vinegar Hill was named Irish town due to Irish immigration and small number of whiskey distillers. it was interesting to know how liquor was legal but tax were triple todays rate and some of these distiller continued to operate without paying taxes. excise taxes was a way of raising money by the federal government even then and still now.