The Birthplace Of Pepsi Cola, 256, Middle Street, Craven Terrace, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, 28560, United States
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources writes "On August 28, 1898, 'Pepsi-Cola' got its name"; the New Bern Historical[2] Society republishes the same item and Wikipedia[3] says Bradham "coined the name 'Pepsi-Cola' in 1898".
On 28 August 1898 New Bern, North Carolina, pharmacist Caleb Bradham renamed his carbonated "Brad's Drink" as Pepsi-Cola, the name from which PepsiCo takes its own.
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