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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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4th August 1693: French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon allegedly invents champagne

4th August 2022
Tagged as: Abbey, Alcohol, Benedictine, Champagne, Drink, France

Sparkling wine was a problem for Dom Pérignon and his contemporaries because the build-up of carbon dioxide from a secondary fermentation inside the bottle could cause it to explode without warning.

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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

4th August 1693: French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon allegedly invents champagne

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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

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

18th September 1812: The Fire of Moscow burnt out five days after it began, leaving Napoleon in possession of the city

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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