Coca-Cola

Invented by drugstore owner John Pemberton, Coca-Cola originated in Columbus, Georgia as a coca wine called Pemberton's French Wine Coca. In 1886, Pemberton developed a non-alcoholic version in response to prohibition laws. Originally sold for five cents a glass, Coca-Cola was marketed as a cure-all. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache, and impotence. Asa Griggs Candler later acquired exclusive rights to Coca-Cola and established the Coca-Cola Company in 1892. At one time, Coca-Cola contained about nine milligrams of cocaine per glass, but in 1903 it was removed. Today, Coca-Cola remains an American icon.