10 June 1886

Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak.

8 May 1886

Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.

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