No BS Just Facts logo
No BS Just Facts
It might be boring, but it's just the facts.

← All stories · general

NPR

But first, coffee: The drink that energized the American Revolution

Friday, July 3, 2026


Colonial Americans consumed coffee in the 17th and 18th centuries, before the Boston Tea Party of 1773 or the American Revolutionary War. Coffee houses operated in colonial cities during this period.

Original reporting: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/nx-s1-5845436/coffee-july-4-colonies-america-250-1776-boston-tea-party

Next story

US Stocks Post Largest Outflows in Over Three Months, BofA Says