John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, created a syrup in 1886 that was mixed with carbonated water and sold for 5 cents a glass at a pharmacy. The mixture was named Coca-Cola by Frank Robinson, Pemberton's bookkeeper. In the following decades, Coca-Cola grew significantly in popularity and distribution, with bottling beginning in 1899 and Asa Griggs Candler becoming president of the Coca-Cola Company in 1888. The document traces some of the major events in Coca-Cola's history from its creation to the present.