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In 1862, Richard Gatling had finally patented the first machine gun, known as the Gatling gun. He had developed the idea at the start of the Civil War and he spent a decade on improving the original model.
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In 1886 John Pemberton invented a wine based drink called Coca-Cola, after Atlanta banned alcohol consumption in 1885 he changed his recipe, discluding wine.
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Naismith (a Canadian phys ed instructor) invented a game in 1891, which is now in modern day as "Basketball". He did this so that his students had a sport to play during the winter. (Originally invented while at the YMCA in Springfield, MA).
