Almanac of Absurdities 1/15

On this date in 1558, 25 Year Old Elizabeth Tudor is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey in London, anointed by the Bishop of Carlisle. On this date in 1889, the Pemberton Medicine Company was founded. The company became very wealthy selling a medicinal beverage that was laced with Cocaine. Now the company is called Coca-Cola. 1919, 21 people are killed in the Boston Molasses Disaster.