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Jan 1, 1500
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During the 1500s, Europeans called tobacco a medicine and recommended it for ailments such as
toothache, worms, halitosis, and cancer. -
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In 1760, P. Lorillard built a manufacturing plant in New York. It became the first U.S. tobacco company.
Britain had accumulated large amounts of debt during the French and Indian War and passed this debt on to the colonies as taxes. -
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After the war, in the 1800s, the tobacco industry continued to flourish. The cigar became popular. The
match was invented, which made smoking more convenient, and the rolled cigarette became favored. -
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In 1828, students performing research in Germany isolated nicotine and determined it to be a “dangerous
poison.” -
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In 1884, Buck Duke produced 744 million cigarettes and undercut the prices of other tobacco companies.
Philip Morris was created in 1885. -
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In 1890, tobacco was included in the government’s official listing of drugs. -
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in 1900,
Washington, Iowa, Tennessee, and North Dakota outlawed the sale of cigarettes. -
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The American Lung Association (ALA) formed in
1904 to fight tuberculosis. -
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In 1917, the Trading With The Enemy Act was established, which prohibited importing Cuban cigars. -
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Camel cigarettes were introduced in a packs of 20, and become popular nationwide. By 1923, they had
accounted for 45% of the U.S. cigarette market. -
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In 1939, a comprehensive scholarly report was published in Germany, “The Tabak und Organismus” (Tobacco and the Organism), which attributes all cancers in “smoke alley” (smoke-exposed tissue from the
lips to the lungs) to smoking. -
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In 1941 in Kentucky, America’s tobacco companies were convicted of price fixing and monopolizing.
During World War II, cigarettes were again included in soldiers’ rations -
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During World War I, cigarettes were included in soldiers’ rations. -
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In 1994, the FTC decided against regulating Joe Camel, the Camel cigarette mascot introduced in the
1980’s believed to attract young smokers. -
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In the year 2000 and since, there have been many judgments against tobacco companies in many parts
of the world