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1997 Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit
1997 Negotiators announce agreement in principle with tobacco industry 1995 Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming U.S. tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive and manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked 1993 Doris Duke, heiress (American Tobacco Co), dies at 80 1987 Erskine Caldwell, novelist (Tobacco Road), dies at 83 1978 Zeb Turner, country-rock performer (Chew Tobacco Rag), dies at 62 1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio and TV 1956 France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria 1936 RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road and comedy) 1933 Jack Kirkland's "Tobacco Road," premieres in New York City 1930 U.S. tobacco industry produced 123 billion cigarettes in 1930 1915 Zeb Turner, country-rock performer (Chew Tobacco Rag) 1912 Doris Duke, New York City, heiress, American Tobacco Co 1912 Doris Duke, New York City, multi-millionaire, American Tobacco heiress 1910 U.S. tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes in 1910 1903 Erskine P Caldwell, author, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre 1890 James Barton, New Jersey, Broadway actor, Tobacco Road, Iceman Cometh 1890 Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra 1880 Tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in Connecticut 1869 Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra 1865 Battle of Ft. Tobacco, Virginia 1862 Federal tax levied on tobacco 1862 Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate) 1639 Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed 1586 Sir Walter Raleigh brings 1st tobacco to England from Virginia 1558 Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes 1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco |
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