August 22, 1919

The Atlanta Constitution announced that the Candler family had sold their controlling interests in The Coca-Cola Co. to Trust Company Bank of Georgia, according to the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Info, The University of Georgia.

The Trust Company planned to reincorporate Coca-Cola Co. in Delaware but would keep Cocaa-Cola's headquarters in Atlanta.

The sale was not completed until Sept. 12, 1919, and involved a group of investors led by Trust Company president Ernest Woodruff who purchased Coca-Cola for $25 million, according to Georgia Info, The University of Georgia.