Coca cola was invented by John Pemberton in 1944 and sold for 5 cents a glass. It was originally made as a medicine and was green in color. Coca Cola was first called Pemberton's French Wine Cola.
Coca Cola started as a small business that was distributed out a garage. In less than 100 years, Coca Cola has grown into the largest beverage manufacturer in the world. Coca Cola is an international symbol that represents ths nation almost as much as the flag of the United States.
You will need to research the life of Dr. John S. Pemberton, because he was the inventor of Coca-Cola. The drink was not originally intended to be a soft drink, but you will find this in your research.
Prohibition passed in Georgia, in 1886, a Dr. Pemberton developed Coca Cola as a non-alcoholic wine. It was initially sold as a tonic for five cents, and contained cocaine from the coca leaf and caffeine from the kola nut.
