Date: 1942

Title: A Coke (Coca Cola) date at the Union Grill temporarily put to an end

Description:

Taking a date to the Union Grill for an ice cold Coca Cola became routine at Michigan State. However on February 3, 1942, Emery Foster, the Union Manager, announced that no more Cokes would be served due to the sugar shortage caused by World War II.

Source: The Spirit of Michigan State, J. Bruce McCristal