The final decades of the 19th century saw the birth of three enduring institutions. in 1881, in Washington, D.C., teacher and government clerk Clara Barton established the American Red Cross. Eight years later, in new Bern, North Carolina, pharmacist Caleb Bradham introduced “Brad’s Drink,” the syrupy soda that became Pepsi-Cola. And in Basel, Switzerland, in … Continue reading Thinking out of the (blue ) box