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1400 BCE
Chocolate fruit is used by humans to make alcohol
The cocoa fruit was used to make an alcoholic drink buy the Olmec people.
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900
Drinking chocolate comes to north America
The chocolate was found used by the Anasazi people.
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1492
King and Queen have look at Cocoa
Christopher Columbus brings back cocoa for the king and queen to see.
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1519
Hernando Cortez found Aztecs using cocoa beans as "Chocolatl"
Hernando Cortez found Aztec Indians using cocoa in preparation of royal the drink of the realm. They called it "chocolatl" Meaning warm liquid.
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European's find out about chocolate
European's find out about chocolate and make a lot of famous chocolate houses
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-chocolate-united-states-180964827/ -
first chocolate factory was invented
The first chocolate factory was invented in England
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Eating chocolate arrives in the world
The first ever solid chocolate was invented
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Lindt Was founded
The popular chocolate brand Lindt was founded
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Milton Hershey was born
Milton Hershey was the founder of the popular chocolate brand Hersheys.
https://www.britannica.com/money/Hershey-Chocolate-Corporation. Accessed 28 May 2025. -
Hershey bar was Invented
The first ever Hershey bar was invented by Milton Hershey.
https://www.britannica.com/money/Hershey-Chocolate-Corporation. Accessed 28 May 2025. -
Reese's were invented by a former Hershey's chocolate employee
Reese's the popular chocolate and peanut butter cup was invented by H.B. Reese.
https://www.britannica.com/money/Hershey-Chocolate-Corporation. Accessed 28 May 2025.