By
Mary
Bellis
To understand this timeline and the
terms described here, please read our
Introduction
to Pop, where you will find background information on the history of
soft drinks. Several of the entries below also have expanded information
available, use the hyperlinks.
1798
The term "soda water" first coined.
1810
First
U.S. patent issued for the manufacture of imitation mineral waters.
1819
The "soda
fountain" patented by Samuel Fahnestock.
1835
The first bottled soda water in the U.S.
1850
A manual hand & foot operated filling & corking device, first used
for bottling soda water.
1851
Ginger
ale created in Ireland.
1861
The term "pop" first coined.
1874
The first ice-cream soda sold.
1876
Root beer mass produced for public sale.
1881
The first cola-flavored beverage introduced.
1885
Charles
Aderton invented "Dr
Pepper" in Waco, Texas.
1886
Dr.
John S. Pemberton invented "Coca-Cola"
in Atlanta, Georgia.
1892
William Painter invented the crown bottle cap.
1898
"Pepsi-Cola"
is invented by Caleb Bradham.
1899
The first patent issued for a glass blowing machine, used to produce glass
bottles.
1913
Gas motored trucks replaced horse drawn carriages as delivery vehicles.
1919
The
American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages formed.
1920
The U.S. Census reported that more than 5,000 bottlers now exist.
Early 1920's
The
first automatic vending
machines dispensed sodas into cups.
1923
Six-pack soft drink cartons called "Hom-Paks" created.
1929
The
Howdy Company debuted its new drink "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Sodas"
later called "7
Up". Invented by Charles Leiper Grigg.
1934
Applied color labels first used on soft drink bottles, the coloring was
baked on the face of the bottle.
1952
The first diet soft drink sold called the "No-Cal Beverage" a gingerale
sold by Kirsch.
1957
The first aluminum cans used.
1959
The first diet cola sold.
1962
The pull-ring tab first marketed by the Pittsburgh Brewing Company of Pittsburgh,
PA. The pull-ring tab was invented by Alcoa.
1963
The Schlitz Brewing company introduced the "Pop Top" beer can to the nation
in March, invented by Ermal Fraze of Kettering, Ohio.
1965
Soft drinks in cans dispensed from vending machines.
1965
The resealable top invented.
1966
The
American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages renamed The National Soft Drink
Association.
1970
Plastic bottles are used for soft drinks.
1973
The PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) bottle created.
1974
The stay-on tab invented. Introduced by the Falls City Brewing Company
of Louisville, KY.
1979
Mello
Yello soft drink is introduced by the Coca Cola company as competition against
Mountain Dew.
1981
The "talking" vending machine invented.
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