Coffee is as integral a part of American culture as baseball, apple pie, rock ‘n’ roll, and blue jeans. But if it weren’t for the Boston Tea Party of 1773, Americans may never have adopted coffee as their national morning beverage of choice. When the colonies revolted against King George III’s reduction of the tea tax, this sparked a mass switch from tea-drinking to coffee-drinking. More than two centuries later, America is collectively buzzing from its massive coffee intake. On September 29, we fill our cups with java and raise a toast to America’s favorite caffeine fix on National Coffee Day.
Join your geo-pals to celebrate this important holiday!
Saturday, September 29th
From 9:30 – 10:30am
Now, here are some interesting facts about coffee:
Coffee was originally a food and is actually a fruit.
There have been five attempts to ban coffee throughout history – yikes!
Just smelling coffee can wake you up!
Decaf does not mean caffeine-free.
Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day!
The original definition of coffee means "wine."