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Cacao trees evolved around 10 million years ago, earlier than previously believed, new research shows. Considerable genetic variation might remain to be discovered among wild cacao populations, which could be crossbred with cultivated cacao for greater resistance to disease and climate change, and possibly new flavors.

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Cocoa was used to make chocolate, is said to have originated in the Amazon at least 4,000 years ago.

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The Aztecs attributed the creation of the cocoa plant to their god Quetzalcoatl,

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In both the Mayan and Aztec cultures cocoa was the basis for a thick, cold, unsweetened drink called xocoatl it was believed to be a health elixir.

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The first shipment of beans intended for the market makes it to Spain.

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1625, Cocoa Beans are Currency in Spain too

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1625, Cocoa Beans are Currency in Spain too

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200 small cocoa beans were valued at 1 Spanish real, or 4 cents.

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1674, A Trendy Coffee House Takes Chocolate To New Horizons

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1674, A Trendy Coffee House Takes Chocolate To New Horizons

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An Avant Guard, London Coffee House called At the Coffee Mill and Tobacco Roll, goes down in the annals of history for serving chocolate in cakes, and also in rolls… in the Spanish style.

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Diligently forging their concept of Democracy, Americans take time out to discover chocolate.

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Antoine Brutus Menier built the first industrial manufacturing facility for chocolate.

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After eight years of experimentation, Daniel Peter from Switzerland puts the first milk chocolate on the market.

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The U.S. government recognized chocolate's role in the Allied Armed Forces. It allocated valuable shipping space for the importation of cocoa beans which would give many weary soldiers the strength to carry.

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Today, the U.S. Army D-rations include three 4-ounce chocolate bars. Chocolate has even been taken into space as part of the diet of U.S. astronauts. Also chocolate is one of the biggest industry in the world.