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CoffeeHouses Back!
Coffee houses were banned on Dec 29, 1675 they came back January 8, 1676. "King Charles II gives in to public pressure and rescinds his A Proclamation for the Suppression of Coffee Houses, allowing the popular cafes to remain open." -
Haiti Grows Coffee
French colonial planters in Haiti begin growing coffee -
Haiti Produces Half of World's Coffee
The French Caribbean colony of Haiti accounts for half the coffee grown in the world -
War Helps Coffee
The War of 1812 cuts off American access to English tea, helping to make cheaper Brazilian coffee the caffeinated beverage of choice in the United States. -
First Commercial Coffee Roaster
The first commercial coffee roaster in the United States begins operation in New York City. Commercial coffee roasters in New York City alone now roast more coffee than is consumed in all of Great Britain. -
No Coffee for South
During the Civil War, the North blockades all Southern ports, depriving the Confederacy of access to coffee. Southern soldiers are forced to drink chicory—a bitter brew that looks like coffee but tastes worse and lacks caffeine—instead. Black-market coffee in war-torn Virginia costs $5 a pound, up from 10¢ before the war. -
Coffee Fuels North
Coffee fuels the Union Army through the Civil War. Each northern soldier receives a ration of 1/10 pound of coffee grounds per day (36 pounds per year), making the boiling coffeepot a universal presence in Union camps. -
Prepackaged Coffee
Pittsburgh grocer John Arbuckle launches the first popular brand of prepackaged coffee, calling it Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee. The coffee becomes wildly popular from urban cafes in the East to frontier chuck wagons in the West. -
Peet's Coffee Invented
Peet's Coffee
April 1, 1966 : Peet's Coffe was opened, similar to Starbucks, but a different menu. -
First Starbucks Opened.
http://www.starbucks.com/
On March 30, 1971, the first Starbucks was opened in Seattle, Washington.
