1920 - Prohibition, later called the "noble experiment" by President Herbert Hoover, became the law of the land on 16 January 1920, one year after the 36th state ratified the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. Enforcement of the law fell to the Department of the Treasury and the Coast Guard was charged with interdicting the flow of "Demon Rum" ...more
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(LORAIN, Ohio) Coast Guard Station Lorain personnel swim into the Black River to rescue a black swan whose leg and wing were frozen into the ice Jan. 11, 2009. The swan was freed from the ice by the station crew and transported to the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center in Bay Village. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Petty Officer Seth Tomas). Image Download
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- Coast Guard Rescues Swan Stuck In Ice - MSNBC
- Coast Guard Recruits Inspected Before Inauguration March - Cape May County Herald
- Coast Guard now involved in search for fleeing Indiana pilot - The Birmingham News
- Fishermen urge better use of VMS Congressman says Coast Guard - Gloucester Daily Times
- Coast Guard To Enforce Port Security Program In Tampa - MSNBC
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- TWIC non-compliance restrictions lifted for three Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) facilities
- Coast Guard responds to capsized oil supply vessel in Cook Inlet
- Coast Guard announces submission of radar assessment for Nantucket Sound Wind Farm to Minerals Management Service
- 01-15-09: Coast Guard charges Schrenker with false distress call
- Coast Guard Terminates Fishing Vessel Operation
- Fuel spill contained after tugboat sinks at Brooklyn pier
- Coast Guard to Maritime Transportation Workers: Deadline Looms on the Horizon
- The future of EPIRBS: Digital search and rescue
- Coast Guard will no longer monitor 121.5/243MHz emergency beacons
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