This Week in Indiana History

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    April 16 – April 22


    Wilbur Wright

    April 16, 1867, Wilbur Wright was born, near Millville, Indiana. Wilbur and his brother Orville, invented and aviated the first powered, sustained, and controlled flight of an airplane.


    Edna April 20, 1893, Mrs. Edna Ruth Scott Parker was born in Morgan County, Indiana. Edna, a former Indiana school teacher, was an American supercentenarian (a person who has reached the age of 110 years). She was recognized for 15 months as being the oldest person in the world. In case you were wondering, she was raised eating a typical Hoosier farm diet of meat and starch. Edna passed away in Shelbyville, Indiana, on November 26, 2008 at the age of 115.


    Lee Hamilton April 20, 1931, Lee Herbert Hamilton was born . Lee Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965-1999. After leaving office, he served on many governmental boards including vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission and Cochairman of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. Lee also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

    April 22, 1988, Indiana University held it’s first women’s Little 500 bicycle race. Members of the Willkie Sprint team, Kirsten Swanson, Amy Tucker, Kerry Hellmuth and Louise Elder won the race. It was held in front of a crowd of more than 15,000 at the Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington.

    Little 500

    Our Where in Indiana from last week was taken in Hazleton, Indiana in Gibson and Pike County. It is the beautiful Azalea Path Botanical Garden and Arboretum.

    Azalea Path  

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    Indiana Quick Quiz

    1. What Academy Award-winning film was about the Little 500?

    2. What is the name of the Wright brother’s first plane?

    3. What year did Indiana celebrate the Indiana bicentennial?

    4. What is the largest natural lake in Indiana?

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    Answers

    1. Breaking Away

    2. The Wright Flyer (sometimes called the Kitty Hawk Flyer, Flyer 1 or 1903 Flyer.)

    3. 2016

    4. Lake Wawasee