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Various indigenous peoples inhabited what would become Indiana for thousands of years, some of whom the U.S. government expelled between 1800 and 1836. Indiana received its name because the state was largely possessed by native tribes even after it was granted statehood. Since then, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Upland South, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.
Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $352.62 billion in 2021. It has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller cities and towns. Indiana is home to professional sports teams, including the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and the NBA's Indiana Pacers. The state also hosts several notable competitive events, such as the Indianapolis 500, held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Full article...)
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The Reno Gang, also known as the Reno Brothers Gang and The Jackson Thieves, were a group of criminals that operated in the Midwestern United States during and just after the American Civil War. Though short-lived, the gang carried out the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history. Most of the stolen money was never recovered.
The gang was broken up by the lynchings of ten of its members by vigilante mobs in 1868. The murders led to an international diplomatic incident with Canada and Great Britain, international newspaper coverage, and a general public uproar, though no one was ever identified or prosecuted for the lynchings. (Full article...)
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Did you know -
- ... that Gleaners Food Bank has served more than 700 million pounds (320 million kg) of food in Indiana?
- ... that Butt Drugs in Corydon, Indiana, had Butt Liquors and free parking in the rear?
- ... that the Indianapolis African-American community raised $100,000 in just ten days in 1911 to establish the Senate Avenue YMCA?
- ... that the 2020 case Henderson v. Box held that the state of Indiana must list same-sex parents on their child's birth certificate?
- ... that three years prior to this month's massive plastics fire in Indiana, a court determined that the site was a fire hazard "unsafe to people and property"?
- ... that the Indy Bag Ladies, one of the oldest AIDS fundraising organizations, is a group of activist drag queens in Indianapolis who have raised more than $1 million for AIDS patients?
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Harrison County is located in the far southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Ohio River. The county was officially established in 1808. Its population was 39,654 as of the 2020 United States Census. Its county seat is Corydon, the former capital of Indiana.
Harrison County is part of the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. (Full article...)
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Cato Nnamdi June (born November 18, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is an assistant linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a linebacker in the NFL after being selected by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft. A 2006 Pro Bowl choice, June was a member of the Super Bowl XLI champion Colts that defeated the Chicago Bears. During the Super Bowl championship season, June was the Colts' leading tackler. In addition to his tenure with the Colts, he played in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Before becoming a professional, he played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and was an outstanding athlete in high school football, basketball, track and field and baseball at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. As a senior, he was widely regarded to be the best high school football player in the District of Columbia.
He led Anacostia to the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) football championship title as a sophomore and in two subsequent championship games. He was city champion in the triple jump as a junior. As a senior, he earned all-league recognition in basketball and earned numerous honors in football, including District of Columbia Player of the year awards from Gatorade, USA Today and The Washington Post as well as a Parade All-American. He was also co-class president, salutatorian and a member of the National Honor Society. (Full article...)
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The fifth Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis built in 1888 on the site of the third statehouse (from History of Indiana) -
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William Henry Harrison, the 1st Governor of Indiana Territory from 1801 to 1812, and the 9th President of the United States (from History of Indiana) -
Driver Mel Marquette's wrecked McFarlan racing car at the 1912 Indianapolis 500 (from History of Indiana) -
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Clark's march to Vincennes, by F. C. Yohn (from History of Indiana) -
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Oliver Hazard Perry Morton, governor 1861 to 1867 (from History of Indiana)
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- 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion
- 2006 Brickyard 400
- 2011 South Bend mayoral election
- 2015 South Bend mayoral election
- 2019 South Bend mayoral election
- 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
- Max Bielfeldt
- The Fault in Our Stars (film)
- Hurley Goodall
- R. Ames Montgomery
- Proposed South Shore Line station in South Bend
- Richmond, Indiana, facility fire
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| Country | United States |
| Admitted to the Union | December 11, 1816 (19th) |
| Capital | Indianapolis |
| Largest city | Indianapolis |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Indianapolis-Carmel MSA |
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| • Governor | Eric Holcomb (R) (2017) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Suzanne Crouch (R) (2017) |
| Legislature | Indiana General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Todd Young (R) Mike Braun (R) |
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• Total | 6,080,485 |
| • Density | 169.5/sq mi (65.46/km2) |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
| Latitude | 37° 46′ N to 41° 46′ N |
| Longitude | 84° 47′ W to 88° 6′ W |
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