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    Bourbon was created by a clergyman. Rev. Elijah Craig distilled whisky from maize, and named it after his home in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

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A non-skid tyre was patented by Stacy G. Carkhuff

On the 14th April, 1914, Stacy G. Carkhuff received a patent for a Vehicle Tire, which had a special tread on the outside to prevent skidding.

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