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23rd April 1985: Coca-Cola introduce New Coke as ‘the new taste of Coca-Cola’ as a replacement for the original formula

23rd April 2023
Tagged as: America, Beverage, Coca Cola, Coke, Culture, Drink, Pepsi, United States

Marking the first major formula change in 99 years, ‘new Coke’ is widely heralded as one of the biggest marketing failures in history.

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23rd April 1985: Coca Cola replace formula with ‘New Coke’

23rd April 2022
Tagged as: America, Beverage, Business, Culture, Marketing, USA

On the 23^rd April 1985 the Coca-Cola Company introduced “the new taste of Coca-Cola”, when they replaced the original Coca-Cola formula with a new version.

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23rd April 1985: Coca-Cola introduce New Coke as ‘the new taste of Coca-Cola’ as a replacement for the original formula

23rd April 1985: Coca Cola replace formula with ‘New Coke’

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

22nd September 1776: Nathan Hale hanged by the British for spying for the Continental Army during the American Revolution

21st September 1931: Britain abandons the gold standard after Parliament passes the Gold Standard (Amendment) Act

20th September 1973: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match

19th September 1870: The Siege of Paris began during the Franco-Prussian War when the city was encircled by forces of the North German Confederation

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

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