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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovered tobacco
Christopher Columbus was italian and he went to the spanish king saying that he knew a way to get to india but instead ended up in America. The Native Americans gave him tabacco as a present but later he threw it out -
Period: Oct 19, 1492 to
The history of smoking
please ignore the the days and months because we couldn't find the actual dates -
Oct 19, 1518
Juan De Grijalva
Juan De Grijalva lands in america and he sees the Natives smoking and obseves it. -
Oct 19, 1527
Bartolomé de Las Casas
Bartolomé de Las Casas found out that the Peace Pipe ie: smoking is addictive -
Oct 19, 1531
Santo Dimingo
Santo Dimingo has now started growing tabacco in england -
Sep 18, 1556
'Tabacco is introduced to Spain, Portugal and France'
This will continue on until 1558 quoted from http://www.cigarettes-below-cost.com/history_of_cigarettes.html -
Oct 19, 1564
Tabbaco is now used in England
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Sir Walter Raleigh trys to get queen Elizabeth the 1 to try smoking
FYI: Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of anne boyelen and Henry the VIII. Anne Got executed after the birth of Elizabeth -
First sale of native Virginia tobacco in England; Virginia colony enters world tobacco market, under English protection
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first non-smoking law has been passed in Massachusetts they forbid smokin out side for fire hazards
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General Israel Putnam introduces smoking in the US
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Demuth Tobacco shop, the oldest tobacco shop in the nation is established by Christopher Demuth
this is a peice of work taken from http://www.cigarettes-below-cost.com/history_of_cigarettes.html -
the US pass the first federal tax on tabacco
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a friction match is invented and it makes smoking easier, it is the same one we use today
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Cigarettes are invented by artilleryman in the seige of Acre
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Cigarettes are now manufactured and the controlling brand is Bull druham which commanded 90% of the cigarette market