Timeline of the Modern Banana By barefootj16 200 First Banana Plantation Period: 200 to Mar 31, 1900 Timespan of the Modern Banana Jan 1, 650 Many genetic mutations occured in Africa Jan 1, 1502 Portugese and Spanish traders brought bananas to the Carribean Jan 1, 1600 In Guinea the native name for the English name the banana was found Jan 1, 1834 Mass production of bananas started Jan 1, 1836 First banana that did not needed to be cooked was cultivated Jan 1, 1876 Bananas were introduced to Americans as an exotic dessert Jan 1, 1900 United Fruit Company first to commercialize bananas Feb 1, 1900 Disease from Panama wipes out almost all banana farms Period: Mar 29, 1900 to Mar 29, 2012 Timespan of the Modern Banana Banana Timespan Jan 1, 1920 Sigatosa effects bananas Jan 1, 1930 Bananas are first used in baby food containers Jun 7, 1944 Chiquita banana company was founded Jan 1, 1950 Todays popular banana the giant cavendish was first cultivated Jan 1, 1960 Elvis popularized the banana and peanut butter sandwich in the sixties Jan 1, 2003 Bananas hit an all time selling record Organic bananas hit 152,000 tons and fair trade at 46,000 tons.
