This Week in Indiana History

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April 23 – April 29

This Week in Indiana History
On the Banks of the Wabash April 22,1859  Paul Dreiser was born in Terre Haute.  He became a songwriter and changed his last name to “Dresser” to distinguish himself from his novelist brother, Theodore.  Paul Dresser’s most famous work is “On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away,” the state song of Indiana.
Halston April 23, 1932 Roy Halston Frowick, known as Halston, was born. He moved to Evansville at age 14, where he developed an interest in sewing from his grandmother. Halston Created the famous pillbox hat worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to her husband’s presidential inauguration. Halston had a significant impact on women’s fashion.

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April 27, 1927 Charles Adkins, American light welterweight boxer was born in Gary. Adkins won gold at the 1952 Olympics.

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Urey April 29, 1893 Harold Urey, American physical chemist was born in Walkerton. Urey won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on isotopes. He played a significant role in the development of the atom bomb.
WII Our Where in Indiana from last week was taken in Albion, Indiana at the Noble county courthouse.

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Indiana Quick Quiz

1. What did the French traders originally name the Wabash river?

2. What year was Halston’s first namesake fragrance for women released?

3.What was the most notable thing about Charles Adkins winning bout at the ’52 Olympics?

4. What was the Indiana state flower before the peony?

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Answers

1. Ouabache, it is the Miami-Illinois word for river, Waapaahsiiki, meaning water over white stone. They tried to spell it phonetically.

2. 1975

3. It was the first ever boxing match between the United States and the Soviet Union.

4. Zinnia

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2 COMMENTS

  1. I don’t know who compiles these histories, but I have seen a number of errors in them. This week’s is Halston’s birth year, which is actually 1932, not 1950. That being said, I do enjoy these articles.

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