July 10, 1985. On a Wednesday afternoon 39 years ago, ABC broke into its top-rated soap opera, General Hospital, with anchorman Peter Jennings and some breaking news: The Coca-Cola Company just announced it would bring back its original soft-drink recipe and call it Coca-Cola Classic.
HISTORY's Moment in Media: The Return of Coca-Cola Classic
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