1886    Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

1886    Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.

1886    Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the ''Atlanta Journal''.

1894    In Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.

1985    Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months.