Memorial Day, May 26th
Remember & Honor
Indiana Quick Quiz
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The current Indiana State House officially opened in what year?
- Which interstate highway now connects Evansville to Central Indiana?
- Where did Larry Bird play college basketball?
- The classic Broadway show "The Music Man" includes a song in tribute to what Indiana city?
Answers Below
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May 25, 1825 William Digby, a river boatman and adventurer, established a new town on the Wabash River. He called it Lafayette.
May 25, 1993 Sextuplets were born to Becki and Keith Dilley of Indianapolis. The first sextuplets to survive in the United States, all six graduated from high school with honors.
May 27, 1851 The Indiana State Board of Agriculture was organized with Governor Joseph Wright as President.
May 31, 1917 The Indiana State Flag, designed by Paul Hadley of Mooresville, was officially adopted by the State Legislature.
Where in Indiana
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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in Portland at the Jay County courthouse.
“Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.”
-Tony Hulman
When Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start the Indianapolis 500 mile race in 1977
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Answers: 1. 1888 2. I- 69 3. Indiana State University 4. Gary
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