What is the History of the Coffee House?

If you love to start your morning by reading the paper in your local coffee house or café, then know that history is repeating itself. Coffee houses have been around for centuries, and people have been using them to read, socialize, and make business decisions, as they still do today. One of the first coffee houses was actually said to pop up in the 1500s in the Middle East, where it became increasingly popular because the only prior place for people to meet was the pub. By the 1800s there was known to be over 600 coffee houses in England, though the King did try to ban the brew at the time. Shocking! From there, coffee houses began to sell a variety of wares, such as tea, tobacco, and chocolates. In those times you could see people using the coffee house to relax, or even make political moves. The coffee house has not changed much in my estimation, and it is humbling to think that this same establishment was actually the location that the fathers of our country could have made their decisions. Go, coffee!

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