The History of Tobacco Use in America By ric102 Oct 15, 1492 Christopher Columbus and The American Indians Meet Jan 1, 1571 Spanish Doctor, Nicolas Monardes Wrote a Book Jan 1, 1612 Virginian John Rolfe Discovers Gold in Form of Green Leaf Jan 1, 1632 Illegal to Smoke Publicly in massachusetts Jan 1, 1760 Pierre Lorillard Establishes Tobacco Company Jan 1, 1776 American Revolutionary War Time Jan 1, 1826 Pure Form of Nicotene is Discovered Jan 1, 1860 Tobacco Production Grew to 434 Million Pounds by 1860 Jan 1, 1902 Malorboro Brand is Introduced Jan 1, 1923 Camel brand Controls 45% of The U.S. Markets Jan 1, 1940 During WW2 Free Cigarettes Availaible to Soliders Jan 1, 1964 Surgeon General's Report Comes Out Jan 1, 1990 Smoking is Banned on Almost All Air Flights Nov 17, 2015 I Tought My class Some Tobacco History
