date:Sep 28, 2012
Republicans alike, it does have deep political roots in American history. In 1607, Captain John Smith in Virginia introduced coffee in America, and the First Continental Congress named it the national beverage after the Boston Tea Party.
7-Eleven was the first U.S. retailer to offer fresh-brewed coffee in to-go cups back in the mid-1960s. It proved an instant success. Customers liked fixing their coffee the way they wanted it choosing cup size, regular or decaffeinated, and adding sweeteners