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April 9, 1965  Sherman Minton died in New Albany. Born in Floyd County, he was a United States Senator before his appointment in 1941 to the U. S. Court of Appeals. In 1948, President Harry Truman nominated him for the U. S. Supreme Court, where he served until his retirement seven years later. in 1962 Indiana governor Matthew Welsh announced the arch bridge spanning the Ohio River, carrying I-64 and US 150 over the river between Kentucky and Indiana would be named the Sherman Minton Bridge. |
April 11,1965  Palm Sunday tornadoes struck several states in the Midwest. In Indiana, at least 20 counties were hit. The death toll in the state was 137, with over 1700 injured.
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April 10, 1827  Lew Wallace was born in Brookville. The son of Indiana Governor David Wallace, he became an attorney, Civil War General, Governor of the New Mexico Territory, and best-selling author (Ben Hur.) |
| April 11, 2007  Kurt Vonnegut died at his home in New York. Born and raised in Indianapolis, he attended Shortridge High School. His experiences in World War II helped launch a career that included novels, short stories, plays and works of non-fiction. His best-selling books include Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, and Slapstick. |
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April 14, 1865  On the evening of April 14, Indiana Congressman Schuyler Colfax walked Abraham Lincoln to the door of the White House as the President and Mrs. Lincoln left to attend a play at Ford’s Theater.
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