January 16 1919: U.S. 18th Amendment, alcohol prohibition, ratified. 1920: U.S. 18th Amendment, alcohol prohibition, goes into effect. 1965: Ricky Trooper [Killamanjaro; selector] (Garfield McKoy) is born in St. Mary, Jamaica. 1980: Paul McCartney is jailed in Tokyo for possession of a half pound of marijuana found in his suitcase at Tokyo Airport. He spent ten days behind bars before being deported back to Britain by Japanese authorities. The remainder of his tour is canceled. 1984: Paul and Linda McCartney are once again arrested for possession of marijuana, this time in Barbados. 1990: Japanese actor Katsu Shintaro is arrested for possession of marijuana found in his underpants at Hawaii Airport. He told the press "I should not wear underpants in future." 1991: UB40's single "The Way You Do The Things You Do" [Virgin] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). 2011: Buju Banton performs to a sold-out audience at a specially arranged fund-raising concert held at the Bayfront Park Amphitheatre in downtown Miami.  January 17 1958: Janet Kay (Janet Kay Bogle) is born in London, England. 1966: Shabba Ranks (Rexton Gordon) is born in St. Ann, Jamaica. 1978: Red Rat (Wallace Wilson) is born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica.  January 18 1968: Rayvon is born in Barbados. 1994: DJ Tiger has a traffic accident and is seriously injured. At 12:15, his morterbike ran smashed into an official vehicle of U.S. embassy in front of Devon House in Hope Road. Some radio broadcasting carried false report that he died. 2018: Steve "Grizzly" Nisbett [Steel Pulse; drums] passes away at the age of 69.