The Most Popular Soda from When You Were a Kid | Taste of Home
1954: RC Cola. Pepsi and CocaCola have been rivals since the late 1800s, but in the early 1900s, a new challenger—RC Cola—arose. It never achieved the glory of its larger competitors, but it made a big splash in the '50s. It was the first soda to be packaged and sold in an aluminum can. See what brand won big in our cola taste test.