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Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. [1]
1935 – Santa Ana Independent newspaper begins publication. [7] 1970 – Population: 156,601. [8] 1973 – Orange County Historical Commission established. [4] 1974 – Heritage Orange County founded. [4] 1983 – Discovery Museum of Orange County founded. [4] 1985 – Orange County Register newspaper in publication. [7]
John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888) was an American pharmacist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola.On May 8, 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become Coca-Cola, but sold the rights to the drink shortly before his death in 1888.
The Real Thing. Since it was first invented in 1886, Coca-Cola has become America's sugary beverage of choice, but fans can forget what a long, winding path it's taken to get there.
Coca-Cola started out as a cure for morphine addiction Dr. John Pemberton, who invented the original formulation of the black syrupy soft drink in 1886, had been badly injured in the battle of ...
Pharmacist John Pemberton sold the first ever bottle of Coca-Cola as a medicine back in 1886. Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date ...
Coca-Cola sponsored the 1965 airing of the television special "A Charlie Brown Christmas". [136] Coca-Cola also sponsored the popular Fox singing-competition series American Idol from 2002 until 2014. [137] Coca-Cola was a sponsor of the nightly talk show on PBS, Charlie Rose in the US. [138]
Coca-Cola was invented in 1986 by a pharmacist in Columbus, Georgia, who began selling it to soda fountains, the History Channel reported. Six years later, the Coca-Cola Company was founded.