What year was soda pop made?

Answer 1

It originated in Oklahoma around 1928 by a man named Chris Barron.

1789- The phrase "soda water" was first coined.

1810- First U.S. patent issued for the manufacture of imitation mineral waters.

1819- Samuel Fahnestock patented the "soda fountain."

1835- The first bottled soda water in the U.S.

1850- A manual hand & foot operated filling & corking device was first used for bottling soda water.

1851- Ginger Ale was created in Ireland.

1861- The phrase "pop" was first coined.

1874- The first ice-cream soda was sold.

1876- Root beer was mass produced for public sale.

1881- The first cola-flavored beverage was 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" was invented by Caleb Bradham.

1899- The first patent issued for a glass blowing machine was used to produce glass bottles.

1913- Gas motored trucks replaced horse drawn carriages as delivery vehicles.

1919- The American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages was 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" was created.

1929- The Howdy Company debuted its new drink "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Sodas" later called "7 Up" which was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg.

1934- The first applied colored labels were used on soft drink bottles, the coloring was baked on the face of the bottle.

1952- The first diet soft drink sold was called the "No-Cal Beverage" a gingerale sold by Kirsch.

1957- The first aluminum cans were used.

1959- The first diet cola was sold.

1962- The pull-ring tab was 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 which was invented by Ermal Fraze of Kettering, Ohio.

1965- Soft drinks in cans were dispensed from vending machines.

1965- The resealable top was invented.

1966- The American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages was 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 was invented which was 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 was invented.