may 8, 1886 - Dr. John S. Pemberton invented Coca‑Cola on 8th May 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr Pemberton tried it out on customers at his local chemist, Jacobs' Pharmacy, where it proved so popular it immediately went on sale at five cents a glass.
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may 8, 1886
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~ 140 years ago