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Online Movie:
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Students debate Roe v. Wade before panel of Judges.
“It’s FRESH, HONEST, and BEAUTIFUL. It’s a good movie!"
John Erickson author of ‘Hank The Cowdog’ |
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| Larry Bird |
| "A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals." |
| Hall of Fame NBA Player |
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| Orville Wright |
| "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance." |
| Airplane Inventor |
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| Entered the Union: Dec. 11, 1816 (19) |
Capital: Indianapolis |
| Origin of Name: "Land of Indians" |
State Nickname: Hoosier State |
| State Motto: The Crossroads of America |
| State Song: “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” |
| National Parks: 2 • State Parks: 24 • State Historic Sites: 17 |
| Famous for: Indianapolis 500, Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Famous Indianians: Larry Bird (basketball), Bill Blass (fashion designer), Frank Borman (astronaut), James Dean (actor), Virgil Grissom (astronaut), James R. Hoffa (labor leader), Michael Jackson (singer), Buck Jones (actor), David Letterman (TV host, comedian), Schuyler Colfax • Thomas A. Hendricks • Charles W. Fairbanks • Thomas Marshall • Dan Quayle (Vice Presidents), Red Skelton (comedian), Forrest Tucker (actor), Wilbur Wright (airplane inventor) |
Birds and Indy Cars: Click on photos of the birds, Indy Cars
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| State Fair: Indianapolis |
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| Indiana National Parks |
| Indiana State Parks |
| Indiana Historic Sites |
| Indiana Attractions |
| Indianapolis 500 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Indianapolis Colts (NFL) |
| Indiana Pacers (NBA) |
| Skiing in Indiana |
| Fishing in Indiana |
| Hunting in Indiana |
| Listen to Cardinal Song |
| Indiana Photo Gallery - 1 |
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| Indiana Butterfly Gallery |
| Indiana Homeschooling |
| Indiana Resorts |
| Indiana RV Parks |
| Indiana Hotels & Reviews |
| Indiana Restaurants & Reviews |
| In 1679, French-Canadian Robert Cavelier entered Indiana in search of a water route to the Pacific Ocean. French fur traders soon followed, establishing trading posts throughout the area. Forts were built during the 1720s in Miami and Quiatenon. Vincennes became the first permanent settlement in Indiana about 1732. |
| The French & Indian War (1754-1763) ended with British victory and control of all land east of the Mississippi River, including Indiana. British territories were transferred to the U.S.A. after their defeat in the Revolutionary War. |
| Indiana inventors: Richard Gatling of Indianapolis invented the machine gun in 1862. In 1885, the first gasoline pump was developed in Fort Wayne. Elwood Haynes of Kokomo developed the first successful gasoline-powered car in 1894. |
| Almost half of all cropland in Indiana is planted in corn. |
| The Indiana Dunes region provides habitat for many unusual plants, including prickly pear cactus, lichen mosses, bearberry, and more than 20 varieties of orchids. |
| Santa Claus, Indiana receives over one half million letters and requests at Christmas time. |
| Indiana's Ethnic Roots: German (22.7%), American (12.0%), English (8.9%), Irish (10.8%), Polish (3.0%) |
| Religion in Indiana: 59% Christian (39% Protestant, 20% Catholic), 16% No Religion |
| Many Mennonite and Amish live on the farmland of Northwestern Indiana. |
| Indiana is the "Brain Bank of the Midwest" as Indiana's colleges and universities attract the fourth largest number of out-of-state students in the nation. |
| Indiana has a rich basketball heritage. Although James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, Indiana is where high school basketball was born. |
| In 1880, Wabash became the first city in the United States to have electric streetlights. |
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| April Fool's Day |
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April 1
April Fool's Day
is celebrated in various countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes or sending someone on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
Read more in our forum. |
| Arbor Day |
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April 26, 2013
Arbor Day is a national holiday enacted in 1872 to encourage people to plant trees and appreciate all the things trees give us. |
| National Day of Prayer |
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May 2, 2013
National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting all Americans to pray for our nation. It as created in 1952 by Congress and Pres. Harry S. Truman.
Read more in our forum. |
| Mothers Day |
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May 12, 2013
is Mother's Day! It is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May to honor mothers and motherhood. In 1914, Pres. Woodrow Wilson made this an official holiday in the USA.
Read more in our forum. |
| Armed Forces Day |
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May 18, 2013
Armed Forces Day
is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the five military branches of the United States' armed forces.
Read more in our forum. |
| Pentecost |
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May 19, 2013
Pentecost
is the day the Christian church was born. On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, he sent the Holy Spirit to fill his disciples with the empowerment of God's presence.
Read more in our forum.
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| Memorial Day |
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May 27, 2013
Memorial Day
is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service
Read more in our forum. |
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