Below you will find a timeline of the major events in bubblegum's history.

• The Greeks chewed on mastiche which is a gum made from the resin of the mastic tree.
• The Mayans chewed on Chicle which is the sap from a sapodilla tree.
• North American Indians chewed on the sap from Spruce trees.
• They passed this onto the settlers in the area who made another type of gum from Spruce sap and beeswax.
• John B. Curtis made and sold the first commercial chewing gum. This was called the State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum .
• William Finley Semple was the first person to patent a chewing gum in 1869.
• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna introduced Thomas Adams to chicle.
• A machine was patent that make chewing gum.
• John Colgan invented a way to make chewing gum taste better for a longer period of time.