<p>Introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition and powered by an historic advertising campaign, Hires Root Beer - launched 10 years before Coca-Cola - blazed the trail for development of the American soft drink industry. Its inventor, Charles Elmer Hires, has been described as "a tycoon with the soul of a chemist."</p> <p><a href="https://pcntv.com/donate">Donate</a> | <a href="https://pcntv.com/membership-signup">Signup</a> | <a href="https://pcntv.com">pcntv.com</a></p>