What is the history of soda?

Answer 1

1798 The term "soda water" first coined. ---- 1810First 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. ---- 1913Gas 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. ---- 1957The 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.