Historian Jared Frederick - Today in 1889, the Pemberton Medicine Company, the forerunner of Coca-Cola, was incorporated in Atlanta. The roots of the company lay in the quest of Confederate veteran John
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WION - #TodayInHistory | 1886: John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine | Facebook
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