Who was the first U.S. President to ride a railroad train?
On June 6, 1833, President Andrew Jackson stepped on a Baltimore and Ohio passenger coach – thus becoming the first president to ride a railroad train. President Jackson’s historic ride took him twelve-miles from Relay to Mt. Claire Depot, Md. During this era, the railroad was just starting to be accepted. Before the Civil War, the railway system expanded significantly, and in 1869 it became possible to take a train from coast to coast. Advancements in the railroad industry made it possible for subsequent presidential candidates and administrations to move quickly and comfortably about the nation addressing crowds at all their stops. Thus was born the whistle-stop tour. Read more about inventions and the presidency in the “Invent Help” newsletter archives. What was the real innovation behind Tupperware? In 1942, Earl Silas Tupper invented Tupperware when he discovered that a certain kind of plastic could be injection molded into specific shapes. In 1946, he added the lids that gave Tup
