Saluting our Indiana Veterans on Tuesday, November 11th
Indiana Quick Quiz
- How many Hoosiers served during WWI?
- Who was the first American combat casualty of WWI?
- Who is the WWI decorated soldier from Indiana, who single-handedly took out three German machine gun nests?
- How many home and vacant lot gardens were created by the Patriotic Gardeners Association of Indianapolis during WWI?
Answers Below
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November 10, 1986 The movie “Hoosiers” premieres at the Circle Theater in Indianapolis. One of the most popular sports movies of all time, it is loosely based on the 1954 Milan High School basketball championship.
November 11, 1933 Governor Paul V. McNutt led dedication ceremonies for the Indiana World War Memorial. The cornerstone had been laid in 1927 by General John “Black Jack” Pershing who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
November 12, 1880 Lew Wallace publishes Ben Hur which has been hailed as one of the most influential books of the 19th century. Wallace also commanded the Eleventh Indiana Infantry, known as the Zouaves, from the beginning of the Civil War until he was promoted to brigadier general.
November 14, 1945 Terre Haute businessman Anton Hulman, Jr., buys the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for $750,000
Where in Indiana
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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in Speedway.
"The happiness of love is in action; its test is what one is willing to do for others."
-Lew Wallace
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Answers: 1. 130,670 2. Corporal James Bethel Gresham, a factory worker from Evansville. 3. Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill 4. 70,000
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