1905     Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond was dedicated. Construction was financed by Daniel G. Reid, who had made his fortune in tin plating, railroads, and steel.

1907     Leonard A. Scheele was born in Fort Wayne.  He earned a medical degree and worked in various institutes.  During World War II, he served in the Army Medical Corps.  In 1948, President Harry S. Truman appointed him as United States Surgeon General, and he continued in that position under President Dwight D.  Eisenhower.

1926     Artist Theodore Clement Steele died at his home in Brown County, Indiana.  A member of the “Hoosier Group” of painters, he is famous for his Indiana landscapes and portraits of prominent citizens.

1931     Several members of the winning Notre Dame football team made a trip to Los Angeles to take part in a major motion picture.Pictured in the news event were Elmer Layden, Harry Stuhldreher, Jimmy Crowley, and Don Miller.  Along with the group was Bonnie Rockne, the widow of famous coach Knute Rockne.  The movie, entitled “The Spirit of Notre Dame,” included other players along with movie actors Lew Ayres, Andy Devine, and Sally Blane.

1952     Curious Hoosiers reported that they had seen flying saucers in areas north of Lafayette.  Witnesses observed the flight paths were erratic and saucer tails were shooting off in various colors.  They reported that the objects seen at night were brighter than the brightest stars in the sky.  (Pictured:  Headline from the Lafayette Courier and Journal)

1964     Vivica A. Fox was born in South Bend.  She became an actress, producer, and television host.  She began her career on “Soul Train” and starred in other TV shows and box office hit movies.  She co-starred in and produced the Lifetime drama series “Missing,” for which she received an NAACP Award for Outstanding Actress.

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     Born in Indianapolis, he became a common film and television actor. He began his Broadway career in the 1930s and was active in movies and television for most of the rest of his life. He made 250 guest appearances on shows like Gunsmoke, Twilight Zone, the Untouchables, Perry Mason, Andy Griffith Show, and many more. Can you name this famous Hoosier actor?

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Answer:  C. Terre Haute

Answer to “Hoosier Guess Who”:  Robert Emhardt lived from 1914 to 1994.  He got into acting at Butler University and went on from there.  His father was C. J. Emhardt, a lawyer, judge, and one time mayor of the city of Indianapolis.