The state laws governing the control of alcohol beverages in New Jersey are unique; they are among the most complex in the United States and contain many peculiarities not found in other states. New Jersey law grants individual municipalities substantial discretion in creating ordinances that regulate the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. A small percentage of municipalities in the state are "dry towns" that do not allow alcoholic beverages to be sold. Other towns permit alcohol sales 24 hours a day. The history of taverns and alcohol production in New Jersey dates to its early colonial period. A local distillery owner was asked by George Washington for his recipe for "cyder spirits." With the rise of the temperance movement, New Jersey's alcohol industry suffered; many breweries, wineries and distilleries either closed or relocated to other states. The legacy of Prohibition restricted and prevented the industry's recovery until the state legislature began loosening restrictions starting in 1981. New Jersey's alcohol industry is experiencing a renaissance, and recently enacted laws provide new opportunities for the state's wineries and breweries.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_laws_of_New_Jersey

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1547:

Schmalkaldic War: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, led Imperial troops to a decisive victory in the Battle of Mühlberg over the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League of Protestant princes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%BChlberg

1800:

The Library of Congress, the de facto national library of the United States, was established as part of an act of Congress providing for the transfer of the nation's capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress

1913:

The Woolworth Building opened in New York City as the tallest building in the world at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworth_Building

1915:

The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire began with the arrest and deportation of hundreds of prominent Armenians in Constantinople. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide

1933:

Nazi Germany began its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses_in_Nazi_Germany

1993:

The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in London's financial district in Bishopsgate, killing one person, injuring 44 others and causing £1 billion in damages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Bishopsgate_bombing

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

levant: To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/levant

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

In all things there must be order, but it must of such a kind as is possible to observe … to see a man burnt for doing as he thought right, harms the people, for this is a matter of conscience.   --William the Silent https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_the_Silent