During The Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s, resistance to whiskey taxes almost caused an all-out revolutionary war. So what was the Whiskey Rebellion? And how did the whiskey tax put such a strain ...

The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax uprising against George Washington's government that marked the young USA's first major crisis, and nearly triggered a new revolution. Los Angeles removes fire ...

In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.

A small-bore whiskey rebellion broke out this week. In defiance of President Truman’s wishes (but not of any binding order) most U.S. distillers resumed normal production for the first time ...

In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.

Paul Guggenheimer Friday, July 12, 2019 7:50 p.m. | Friday, July 12, 2019 7:50 p.m. A multi-regional Whiskey Rebellion Trail some 225 years in the making launched in Pittsburgh’s Strip District ...

George Washington granted the first U.S. presidential pardon in 1795 when he offered amnesty to members of the Whiskey Rebellion, who had protested a tax on alcoholic drinks. In the past decade or ...