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Aug 3, 1492
America is Discovered
America is discovered by Christopher Columbus. -
Nov 22, 1492
Chocolate is Brought to Spain
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella look at cocoa for the first time as beans. -
Dec 9, 1492
Chocolate we Know Today
Spanish Monks played around with the subtance with spices like cinnamin and vanilla. -
May 16, 1519
Food to the "gods"
Hernando Cortez travels to meet King Montezuma the King of the Aztecs. Finds out that Chocolate is a religious drink and the king drinks 50 portions of it in a day. -
Chocolate Houses
In 1657 the first English Chocolate Houses appeared in England -
Chocolate for All!
By this time chocolate dropped in price from $3.00 to where every person could afford it. -
D-R-O-P $$$$
By 1828, the chocolate press is invented ant reduces the prices even further. -
"Eating" Chocolate
The English made eatable chocolate instead of the ground up chocolate that dominated the English market. -
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Flying Chocolate
During World War II the allies droped chocolate from transport aircraft with parachutes! Each ration was 4-ounces. -
My favorite type of chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorate type of chocolate is in a candy bar with almonds and the Oreo hershey chocolate bar.
