2007-01-01 07:19:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) was appointed Secretary of the U.S. Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his numerous reforms of the Navy was the abolition of the officers' wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard navy ships was coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as "a cup of Joe".
2007-01-01 07:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cup of joe" is an American nickname for coffee. The phrase goes back to the mid-1840s, and is of unclear origin, though it is possibly short for "Old Black Joe," the title of a popular Stephen Foster song. In any case, it predates Josephus Daniels, the Secretary of the Navy who banned the serving of alcohol on ships in 1914.
2007-01-01 15:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-01 15:23:27 · answer #3 · answered by AK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-01 17:12:08 · answer #4 · answered by L U K E 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋