1492, two crew members of Columbus, Jerez and Torres, discovered that Cuban natives lit dry cigarettes and smoked the smoke they emitted. Jerez tried smoking. He became the first smoker in Europe.
15 18 years, Spanish explorers discovered that Aztecs and Mayans smoked grass with empty reeds, and the Spanish also learned to smoke, so the first cigarette was produced.
16 12 years, John Rolver planted the first acre of commercial tobacco in Virginia, USA.
1843, French tobacco companies began to produce Spanish-style cigarettes, which were officially named "cigarettes" in French, hence the word "English cigarettes".
188 1 year, and the cigarette making machine with a daily output of 120000 was patented. Before that, cigarettes were all made by hand.
1924, American Reader's Digest published an article for the first time, reminding people that smoking is harmful to health.
1966, a new sign began to be printed on American cigarette packaging: be careful! Smoking is harmful to health.