In March 1936, three days of rain and runoff from melting snow led to the second of three great floods that has hit Johnstown, Pa.
Two dozen people died and the state immediately set out to help the city recover.
That recovery plan involved a 10 percent temporary tax that was placed on the sale of all alcohol in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was only supposed to last a few years. Nearly 70 years later, that tax is still in place and now stands at 18 percent.
Last year, the tax generated a little more than $200 million in revenue, but it's not going any specific place. The money is put into the state's general fund and lawmakers use the money where they see fit.
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