On May 11, 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio,
announced it had developed a tubeless tire, a technological
innovation that would make automobiles safer and more
efficient.

The culmination of more than three years of engineering,
Goodrich’s tubeless tire effectively eliminated the inner
tube, trapping the pressurized air within the tire walls
themselves.

By reinforcing those walls, the company claimed, they were
able to combine the puncture-sealing features of inner tubes
with an improved ease of riding, high resistance to bruising
and superior retention of air pressure.

On May 11, 1934, a massive storm sent millions of tons of topsoil
flying from across the parched Great Plains region of the United
States as far east as New York, Boston and Atlanta.

At the time the Great Plains were settled in the mid-1800s, the
land was covered by prairie grass, which held moisture in the
earth and kept most of the soil from blowing away even during
dry spells.

By the early 20th century, however, farmers had plowed under
much of the grass to create fields. The U.S. entry into World War
I in 1917 caused a great need for wheat, and farms began to push
their fields to the limit, plowing under more and more grassland
with the newly invented tractor.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a
popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping
hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,”
“Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,”
died Friday in San Antonio from health complications after
entering hospice care.