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People have been brewing beer since 7000BC
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Jan 1, 1400
Majority of bartenders were alehouse owners that brewed and produced their own liquor
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Aug 22, 1425
Aztecs used the blue agave plant to make an alcoholic beverage
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The Cocktail was created
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First tequilla distilleries opened in Mexico
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Second medical patent was issued for an alcohol-based medicinal bitters
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First british book containing cocktail recipes was published
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Prohibition
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Prohibition helped create famous cocktails like the Gin and Tonic, the highball, and the Long Island Iced Tea
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First vodka to make it in homes was Smirnoff
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Jimmy Carter signed a bill that legalized home brewing of beer