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Tobacco Origins and History · Prehistoric Conjectures: Small amounts of nicotine may have been present in certain Old World plants, including Belladonna and Nicotiana Africana, and nicotine byproducts have been found in human remains and smoking paraphenalia in the Africa and the Near East, there is no proof of habitual tobacco use in the Ancient world, on any continent except the New World. · 6000 BC: Historians believe the tobacco plant, as we know it today, begins growing in the New World. · 1st Century BC: Historians believe Native American have begun using tobacco, including smoking, chewing and perhaps in hallucinogenic enemas. · 1st Century AD: Tobacco was ubiquitous in the Americas. · 600-1000 AD: In Guatemala, first pictorial representations of smoking tobacco: A pottery vessel found here dates from before the 11th century. On a Maya piece of pottery, a Mayan is depicted smoking a roll of tobacco leaves bound together with a string. Post Columbian Tobacco History in the Western Culture · On October 12, 1492, Columbus is introduced to tobacco by the locals in the New World. He is given dried leaves and throws them away. · On October 15, 1492, In his journal, Columbus mentions tobacco for the first time. He states that it is held in high value amongst the natives. · November 1492, Rodrigo de Jerez and Luis de Torres first observe the native smoking ritual and try it themselves. Jerez becomes the first smoker of western decent. · In 1497, the smoking by New World natives of tobacco is first reported in Europe. · In 1498, Columbus sails to Tobago and names it after the native pipe used to smoke tobacco. · In 1531, Europeans begin growing tobacco on Santo Domingo. · In 1535, Jacques Cartier observes natives on the Isle of Montreal smoking tobacco. · In 1548, the Portuguese begin to grow tobacco for export in Brazil. · In 1556, tobacco is first brought to France. · In 1558, tobacco is first brought to Spain and Portugal
· In 1565, tobacco is first brought into England by Sir John Hawkins. · In 1573, Sir Francis Drake returns to England from the Americas with 'Nicotina tobacum'. · In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh has his first tobacco experience thanks to Sir Francis Drake. · In 1595, the first english language book is published about tobacco. 1600's · In 1600, Sir Walter Raleigh gets Queen Elizabeth to try smoking tobacco. · In 1604, King James I raises import tax on tobacco 4,000%, from 2 pence/lb to 6 shillings 10 pence/lb. He also writes a piece blasting tobacco use. · In 1610, Sir Francis Bacon writes that tobacco use is on the upswing and that it is a habit hard to stop practicing. · In 1612, John Rolfe grew the first Virginia tobacco crop that was deemed successful. · In 1614, first Virginia tobacco is sold in England. · In 1614, in Spain, Seville is decreed the center of cigar making for spanish grown, New World tobacco. The poor, using left over tobacco from cigars, make the first cigarettes to be smoked in europe. · December 4, 1619, In Virginia, the first american Thanksgiving, thrown to celebrate a good tobacco crop. · In 1624, New York City is founded. Specifically the present day Greenwich Village area was for the native indian a place to grow tobacco. · In 1636, In Spain, the oldest tobacco company is founded - Tabacalera. · In 1674, smoking tobacco in Russia can result in the death penalty. · In 1676, in Russia, ban on smoking lifted. 1700's · Napolean reportedly used 7 pounds of snuff per month. · Lung cancer is first described. A rare disease at that time. Or perhaps, rarely diagnosed? · In 1730, first New World tobacco factories spring up in Virginia to make snuff. · In 1759, George Washington harvests his first tobacco crop. It is deemed substandard and Washington is deeply in debt by 1761.
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In 1760, Lorrilard, the oldest american tobacco company establishes factory in New York city. · In 1770, the first tobacco shop is established in Lancaster, PA. · In 1776, the Revolutionary War, also known as the Tobacco War commences. Americans use tobacco to build credits with which to finance the war. · In 1794, in America, the first excise tax is imposed. It equals 60% of the price of the tobacoo(snuff only).
French prostitutes are the first women seen smoking in public in France. · In 1805-1807, Nicotine, the chemical compound is first isolated. · In 1820, first american women observed smoking in public in Santa Fe. · In 1826, England is importing only 26 lbs of cigars per year. By 1830, England is importing 250,000 lbs per year. · In 1828, first complete pharmacological treatise completed on nicotine. It was concluded to be dangerous. · In 1843, the correct molecular formula for nicotine established. · In 1847, Philip Morris is open for business in England. They sell hand rolled Turkish cigarettes. · In 1852, matches are introduced making smoking a lot easier. · In 1854, Philip Morris begins making its own cigarettes in London, on Bond Street. · In 1860, manufactured cigarettes make their debut. · In 1862, first federal tax on cigarettes. Thought to be imposed to help pay for civil war. · In 1864, first federal excise tax on cigarettes. · In 1873, Philip Morris dies. · In 1875, ,000 offered for first practical cigarette rolling machine. · In the 1880's, Benson and Hedges opens tobacco shop in London. · In 1881, Philip Morris sells stock to the public. · In 1890, USA per capita consumption of chewing tobacco peaked at 3 lbs. · In 1892, book matches are invented but fail to catch on(but not on fire). · In 1893, nicotine is first synthesized. · In 1893, the state of Washington bans the use and sale of cigarettes. Later overturned on restraint of free trade argument. · In 1894, Brown and Williamson formed in Winston-Salem, NC. · In 1895, first motion picture advertisement made. It was a cigarettes ad. · In 1898, a total ban on cigarettes is upheld in the Tennessee supreme court. · In 1899, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Inc. is formed.
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