History of Sugar/ Rock Candy By IsThereBacon? Jan 1, 1493 Columbus brought sugar cane plants to the "new world" Jan 1, 1700 Rock Candy Is used as a sweet treat! Jan 27, 1747 The sugar beet was dicovered as a new source of sugar Jan 23, 1843 Sugar Cube Production Begins! Feb 1, 2008 Sugar Refinery Explosion in Georgia Apr 2, 2014 Jacob Paster Goes to the science fair
