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	66	+(% style="margin-right:auto" summary="History of The Coca-Cola Company" %)
	67	+|=(% style="width: 122px;" %)Year|=(% style="width: 434px;" %)Particular
	68	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1886|(% style="width:434px" %)On May 8, Coca‑Cola is created by John S. Pemberton and served at Jacobs’ Pharmacy. Nine drinks a day are sold during this year. The name is chosen by the pharmacy accountant Frank Robinson.
	69	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1887|(% style="width:434px" %)John Pemberton registers his “Coca‑Cola Syrup and Extract” label as a copyright with the U.S. Patent Office.
	70	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1888|(% style="width:434px" %)Asa Candler begins to acquire personal control of the Coca‑Cola formula and patents from John Pemberton and his partners.
	71	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1892|(% style="width:434px" %)Asa Candler finalizes the purchase and incorporates The Coca‑Cola Company as a Georgia Corporation.
	72	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1893|(% style="width:434px" %)Company's second annual meeting and first dividend paid
	73	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1895|(% style="width:434px" %)Asa Candler declares in the Annual Report that Coca‑Cola is sold and drunk in every state and territory in the United States.
	74	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1901|(% style="width:434px" %)The advertising budget surpasses $100,000 for the first time.
	75	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1904|(% style="width:434px" %)Annual sales of Coca‑Cola hit the 1 million-gallon mark.
	76	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1906|(% style="width:434px" %)Bottling operations begin in Canada, Cuba and Panama, becoming the first three countries outside the United States to bottle Coca‑Cola
	77	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1911|(% style="width:434px" %)The annual advertising budget for The Coca‑Cola Company surpasses $1 million for the first time.
	78	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1912|(% style="width:434px" %)Bottling operation started in Philippines, first presence into Asia.
	79	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1916|(% style="width:434px" %)Asa Candler retires from the company.
	80	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1919|(% style="width:434px" %)The Coca‑Cola Company is purchased by a group of investors led by Ernest Woodruff for $25 million.
	81	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1920|(% style="width:434px" %)The Coca‑Cola Company moves to its current location on North Avenue in Atlanta.
	82	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1923|(% style="width:434px" %)Robert W. Woodruff is elected President of The Coca‑Cola Company, beginning more than six decades of leadership in the business.
	83	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1930|(% style="width:434px" %)The Coca‑Cola Export Corporation is created to market Coca‑Cola outside the United States.
	84	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1936|(% style="width:434px" %)The company celebrates its 50th birthday.
	85	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1938|(% style="width:434px" %)Coca‑Cola enters Australia, Austria, Norway and South Africa.
	86	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1939|(% style="width:434px" %)Robert Woodruff becomes Chairman of the Board. He serves until 1942. He later serves from 1952 to 1954. He serves as President of the Company from 1923 to 1939.
	87	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1941|(% style="width:434px" %)The first paper cups for Coca‑Cola are introduced.
	88	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1945|(% style="width:434px" %)“Coke” becomes a registered trademark of The Coca‑Cola Company.
	89	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1948|(% style="width:434px" %)Coca‑Cola is introduced in Egypt.
	90	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1950|(% style="width:434px" %)Coca‑Cola becomes the first product to appear on the cover of Time magazine. First television advertising for the company in the same year.
	91	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1955|(% style="width:434px" %)Fanta Orange is introduced in Naples, Italy, the first new product to be distributed by the Company. The Fanta line of flavored beverages comes to the United States in 1960.
	92	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1959|(% style="width:434px" %)Coca‑Cola is now distributed by a network of 1,700 bottlers, operating in more than 100 countries
	93	+|(% style="width:122px" %)1960|(% style="width:434px" %)The Coca‑Cola Company acquires The Minute Maid Corporation, adding a line of juice products to its portfolio.
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