Turkish law makes it legal for a woman to divorce her husband if he fails to provide her with her daily quota of coffee. The sultan sends word that coffee is sacred and has the governor exectued. Coffee, introduced to the West by Italian traders, grabs attention in high places. In Italy, Pope Clement VIII is urged by his advisers to consider the favorite drink of the Ottoman Empire part of the infidel threat. One sip, however, and he decides to baptize it instead, making it an acceptable Christian beverage.
First coffeehouse opens in Italy.
1668 Coffee replaces beer as New York City's favorite breakfast drink. Edward Lloyd's coffeehouse opens in England and is frequented by merchants and maritime insurance agents. Eventually it becomes Lloyd's of London, the best known insurance company in the world. First coffeehouse opens in Paris. His proclamation is revoked over public outcry.