Above: visitors sample the naturally carbonated waters at a fountain station at Saratoga Springs, New York in the early 1900s.
A timeline of imporant dates in the soda pop world
1767 - Jacob Priestly invents method for artificially carbonating water
1807 - Flavored soda water first sold by Dr. Syng Physick and Townsend Speakman in Philadelphia
1869 - Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic first served in New York
1873 - Hiram Codd patents a soda bottle sealed with a marble
1874 - William John Barritt establishes general store and begins making ginger beer in Hamilton, Bermuda
1876 - Moxie Nerve Food created by Dr. Augustin Thompson in Lowell, Massachusetts
1878 - Juan Fioravanti begins selling sodas in Guayaquil, Ecuador
1884 - Pharmacist Alexander Sims bottles "mabu soda" ramune drinks in Kobe, Japan
1885 - Pharmacist John Pemberton first bottles his "French Wine of Coca" in Atlanta, Georgia - Charles Alderton creates Dr. Pepper in Waco, Texas
1889 - Angelo Abbondia opens his "Premiata Fabbrica Bibite Gassate" in Tortona, Italy
1898 - Drug store owner Caleb Bradham of New Bern, North Carolina creates "Brad's Drink", later renamed Pepsi-Cola
1901 - Irn-Bru created by pharmacist Robert Barr in Scotland
1904 - Posada & Tobón begins selling Kola Champaña in Medellín, Colombia
1905 - John James McLaughlin patents Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale
1907 - Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works (later renamed Faygo) opens in Detroit
1908 - Fassbrause recipe created by Berlin pharmacist Ludwig Scholvien - Vimto Fruit Cordial created by John Noel Nichols in Manchester, England
1910 - Julmust invented by pharmacist Harry Roberts in Örebro, Sweden
1912 - Popular flavor created by Posada & Tobón in Medellín, Colombia
1917 - Ironbeer first sold in Havana cafeterias
1918 - Nong Wing establishes the Manila Aerated Water Factory
1919 - Calpis invented by Kaiun Mishima in Japan
1920 - 18th Amendment prohibiting sales of alcoholic beverages goes into effect in United States, increasing sales of soft drinks
1921 - Colombiana brand created in Colombia
1922 - Royal Tru-Orange created by San Miguel brewery in The Philippines
1928 - Charles Lieper Grigg creates "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda", now known as 7-Up - Kirin Brewery creates Kirin Lemon in Yokohama, Japan
1932 - Sanpellegrino mineral water creates Aranciata flavor
1935 - Joseph Robinson Lindley starts selling Inca Kola in Peru
1936 - Bottler Baglar Gazoz established in Safranbolu, Turkey
1938 - Barrilitos established in Monterrey, Mexico
1940 - Fanta created in Germany by Max Keith
1946 - Çamlıca Gazoz created by brothers Nazif and Ekrem Erkli in Instanbul
1947 - Chapparitas non-carbonated fruit sodas sold under the name El Naranjo in Mexico City
1950 - Chilsung Cider is first soft drink bottled in Korea - Elite grapefruit soda first sold in Mexico - Hey Song Sarsaparilla created by Wen-chi Chang in Taiwan - Pakola Ice Cream Soda created by Haji Ali Muhammed in Karachi, Pakistan - Postobón Naranja flavor introduced in Colombia - Sanpellegrino adds Chinotto and Limonata to its product line
1951 - Cervecería Polar in Caracas, Venezuela begins selling Malta Polar
1952 - Postobón Manzana flavor introduced in Colombia
1953 - Cockta first marketed in Slovenia
1955 - Cidona created by Bulmers Ltd. cider brewery in Clonmell, Ireland
1958 - Gassosa Verde created by Abbondia in Italy
1960 - Electra Breweries (later renamed Bundaberg) opens in Bundaberg, Australia
1965 - Apple Sidra first bottled in Taiwan
1966 - Appletiser created by Edmond Lombardi in South Africa
1970 - Cheon Yeon Cider flavored mineral water first bottled in Korea
1975 - Limca and Thums Up are created to replace Coca-cola brands after bottling plants in India are nationalized - Lilt marketed by Coca-Cola in the UK and Ireland
1980 - Quintuples sodas created by Tesalia Spring Company in Ecuador
1982 - Rubicon Passionade created by Naresh Nagrecha and Vishram Vekaria
1987 - Kristian Regale sparkling apple soda created
1988 - Al Ahram Brewery in Cairo launches Fayrouz malt beverages
1989 - Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. releases Milkis in Korea
1991 - Hellena Bottling opens in post-communist Kalisz, Poland
1993 - Japanese functional drink Bikkle created by Suntory
1994 - OK Soda released in test markets by Coca-Cola
1996 - New Age soft drink Aqua Libra created by British food conglomerate Grand Metropolitan
1997 - Bomba energy drinks created in Linz, Austria
1999 - Laziza Brewery in Lebanon reopens and begins selling Laziza non-alcoholic malt beverage
2000 - Almaza malt beverage introduced in Lebanon by Almaza Brewery
2002 - Carabao Energy Drink created in Bangkok, Thailand
2007 - Short-lived fruit soda Bingo-Bongo created by Suntory
2008 - Lurisia mineral water creates Chinotto and other flavors for the new Eataly supermarket
2013 - Omi's Apfelstrudel created in Leoben, Austria