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Chocolate History Timeline
1500 BC-400 BC The Olmec Indians were believed to be the first to grow Cacao Trees
250-900 AD Cocoa beans could only be consumed my Mayan societies elite. They used it in a form of cocoa drink
600 AD Mayans establish Cacao Tree plantations in South America
13th century The Aztecs attribute the creation of chocolate to their god Quetzalcoatl
14th century The chocolate drink becomes popular with the Aztecs
1492 Columbus first ran into the mysterious cacao bean
1519 Cortes documented the consumption of the cocoa drink by Emperor Montezuma
1528 Cortes presents the Spanish King, Charles V with cacao beans
16th century Spanish begin adding sugar and flavorings to their chocolate beverages
1609 The first book devoted to chocolate was written
1657 The first chocolate house opened in London
1674 People first began eating solid chocolate
1677 Brazil establishes its first Cacao plantations
1732 French inventor Monsieur Dubuisson invented a table mill for grinding chocolate
1753 Carolus Linnaeus renamed cocoa to Theobroma, which means food of the gods in Greek
1765 Chocolate is first introduced to the United States
1795 Dr. Joseph Fry used a steam engine for grinding his cocoa beans. This paved way for the first large factory production.
1828 Conrad Van Houten invented the cocoa press. This helped lower the price of chocolate
1847 Joseph Fry and Son created the first modern chocolate bar
1876 Daniel Peter invented the first milk chocolate bar
1900’s The Ivory Coast start their first cacao plantations
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