In 1897, Andrew Jackson Beard invented the Jenny Coupler, a device that linked train cars together. The apparatus accomplished this via a bumping process which enabled the cars to be linked without using a dangerous manual technique.
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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