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384 - This One's for Steven

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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The Defense of Realm Act

In 1914, just days into England's entering the war, the government starts to put this crackdown on what time they can be open. This is later referred to as the beauty sleep order and forbids customers from buying drinks for anyone but themselves. These laws are pushed through under the name the defense of realm act - otherwise known as D-O-R-A. Of course throughout the war, it gets more controversial, including strict censorship and even goes to outlaw things like starting bonfires and buying binoculars.

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