Tobacco Timeline

Tobacco has a long, long history – dating to well before European explorers had their first pipeful courtesy of North America’s Aboriginal peoples.

Here’s your chance to explore tobacco’s smoky history, from its origins to today’s fight to beat tobacco addiction.

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To the late 19th Century Late 19th Century - Early 1950's Early 1950's - Early 1960's Early 1960's - 1979 The 80's 1990 - 1996 1997 - 1999 January - August 2000 July - December 2000 January - May 2001 June 2001 - September 2002 October 2002 - January 2003 February - March 2003 April - June 2003 July 2003 - January 2004 February - May 2004