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 23rd President, Benjamin
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Although Benjamin Harrison was the only Indianan who was elected president of the United States, there have been 5 men from Indiana who have served as vice presidents; thus, the state nickname is "Mother of Vice Presidents."
Benjamin Harrison was born in Ohio but spent his adult life in the Hoosier state. He was elected 23rd president of the United States. He was a Republican from a political family with a great-grandfather who signed the Declaration of Independence, a father as a congressman, and his grandfather (William Henry Harrison) was 9th president of our country. He's remembered for helping to pass the Dependent Pension Act that established funds for disabled Civil War veterans.
Here are the five vice presidents:
Schuyler Colfax Ulysses S. Grant's vice president. He moved to Indiana in his early youth.
Thomas A. Hendricks was Grover Cleveland's vice president. Born in Ohio, but began his career in Indiana.
Charles W. Fairbanks was Theodore Roosevelt's vice president. Again, born in Ohio but began his legal & political career in Indiana.
Thomas Marshall was Woodrow Wilson's vice president.
Dan Quayle was vice president in the Republican administration of George Bush, ( the senior Bush).
So now you know why Indiana has this strange nickname, "Mother of Vice Presidents". Leave a Comment
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Celtic by deecat
What I've always known since a child was that the state of Indiana is "crazy" about basketball...high school, college, & professional!
Every small town & country village in the state thinks basketball is king of sports. Indiana rightly calls itself the home of basketball". It's more like a "religion" than a sport.
Perhaps the "hotbed" of Indiana basketball is at Assembly Hall on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. It's really a sight to behold with every Indiana fan dressed in red & white; it literally looks like a sea of red!
Anyone who knows anything about basketball knows who Coach Bob Knight is; even though he no longer coaches the Indiana University team (having left on negative terms), people still associate this fiery-tempered coach with those winning years.
We people from Illinois always refer to their passion as "Hoosier Hysteria"! It truly is basketball fever that they have, & at tournament time for high school teams, it's beyond belief. I went to one of the state tournament games when Larry Bird was a senior at French Lick High School. He went to college at Indiana State University in Terre Haute (I received my MS from there). While there, he led the team to the 1979 basketball finals. He played professionally for the Boston Celtics & Indiana Pacers (which he also coached).
I remember as a young teenager listening to the famous game where the small team from Milan High School defeated the large powerhouse of Muncie Central for the state championship. Many years later, I watched the movie, Hoosiers, which immortalized that classic battle.
My brother Dustin lives in Indianapolis & is a diehard Pacer's fan. He's a typical, passionate Hoosier who becomes hystical concerning basketball. Leave a Comment
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 James Whitecomb Riley Home and
Museum by deecat
You are able to take a self-guided tour of the area where you will no doubt marvel at the wonderful restorations of the Queen Anne's, Vernacular Cottages, and Italianate architecture.
While touring the neighborhood, be sure to visit 528 Lockerbie Street to see the James Whitcomb Riley Home and Museum where you will be able to take a wonderful guided tour of the home and yard.
His home (where he was a paying guest of a friend for 20 years) was built in 1872 and is an Italianate style brick home.
The citizens of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana should feel proud of the push for saving the beautiful architecture for the generations to follow. Leave a Comment
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 James Dean from Marion,
Indiana by deecat
Cole Porter: If you love musical theater as I do, surely you know about Cole Porter. Born is Peru, Indiana, he's written such great songs as "Night & Day", "Begin the Beguine", & "I've Got You Under My Skin". He also composed musical comedies for the stage including "Anything Goes" & "Kiss Me Kate".
John Cougar Mellencamp is a singer & songwriter who was born in Seymore. I saw him in concert & love his songs that often tell of small-town life. My favorite song of his is "Jack & Diane".
Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichaelis one of America's best-loved songwriters. He was born in Bloomington & attended Indiana University. Some of his hit songs include "Stardust" & "Georgia on My Mind".
James Dean was born in Marion & was becoming a major star when he was killed in a tragic car accident in 1955. His most famous movies were East of Eden, Rebel with a Cause, & Giant.
Red Skelton was born in Vincennes & won fame as a comedian playing a number of zany characters such as "Gertrude the Seagull", "Clem Kadiddlehopper", & "Freddie the Freeloader". Our family used to watch his TV show.
Larry Bird is one of basketball's all-time great players. He was born in French Lick, & I saw him play in the Indiana State Basketball Tournament when he was a senior in High School. He played pro basketball for 13 years with the Boston Celtics & coached the Indianapolis Pacers.
David Letterman was born in Indianapolis & went to college at Ball State University. He has his own popular talk show & almost has a "cult" following.
Tecumseh was a great Shawnee leader who wanted to drive white settlers from the Indiana region. He gathered forces on the Tippecanoe River, but his forces were defeated by an American army while he, himself, was away.
There are many, many more important people from Indiana; too many to mention here. Leave a Comment
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Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.
A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)
A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.
It is against the law to pass a horse on the street.
It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
Liquor stores may not sell milk.
Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor.
You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.
One man may not back into a parking spot becasue it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.
Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.
Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes.
Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights.
No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.
You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table. The waiter or waitress has to do it.
Drinks on the house are illegal.
Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest.
You are required to pour your drink into a glass.
'Spiteful Gossip' and 'talking behind a person's back' are illegal.
State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post.
All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public roads.
Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.
Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Certain Immoral Practices.
Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day.
A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.
The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415. (Repealed)
Auburn
It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area. For these offesnses, there is a fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of one's bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Beech Grove
It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.
Elkhart
It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.
Evansville
While driving on Main Street you may not have your lights on.
Fort Wayne
You may not sell or play on a radio broadcast, the record 'It's In the Book'.
Gary
Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.
South Bend
It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.
Terre Haute
No one may spit on the sidewalk. Leave a Comment
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