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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 Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 season, the Colts have played their games in Lucas Oil Stadium. Previously, the team had played for over two decades (1984–2007) at the RCA Dome. Since 1987, the Colts have served as the host team for the NFL Scouting Combine.
The Colts have competed as a member club of the NFL since their founding in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1953, after then-owner Carroll Rosenbloom purchased the assets of the NFL's last founding Ohio League member Dayton Triangles–Dallas Texans franchise. They were one of three NFL teams to join those of the American Football League (AFL) to form the AFC, following the 1970 merger. While in Baltimore, the team advanced to the playoffs ten times and won three NFL Championship games in 1958, 1959, and 1968. The Baltimore Colts played in two Super Bowl games, losing to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III and defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V. The Colts relocated to Indianapolis in 1984 and have since appeared in the playoffs sixteen times, won two conference championships, and played in two Super Bowl games; they defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI, and lost to the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV (all four Super Bowls that the Colts have played in took place at the home stadium for the Miami Dolphins; while based in Baltimore, Super Bowls III and V were held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and while based in Indianapolis, Super Bowls XLI and XLIV were at what is now Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens). (Full article...)Selected image -
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- ... that Butt Drugs in Corydon, Indiana, had Butt Liquors and free parking in the rear?
- ... that Hurley Goodall was appointed back onto the school board in Muncie, Indiana, following the death of his successor in a plane crash?
- ... that an "army" of women were congratulated by Pat Nixon for their fundraising efforts to bring public TV to Indianapolis?
- ... 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?
- ... that the first studio of Indiana high school radio station WETL was a cedar closet that had once stored furs?
- ... that Gleaners Food Bank has served more than 700 million pounds (320 million kg) of food in Indiana?
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Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis, and the 83rd-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen and Whitley counties which had an estimated population of 423,038 as of 2021. Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana.
Fort Wayne was built in 1794 by the United States Army under the direction of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne, the last in a series of forts built near the Miami village of Kekionga. Named in Wayne's honor, the European-American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph, St. Marys, and Maumee rivers, known originally as Fort Miami, a trading post constructed by Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes around 1706. The modern city was platted in 1823 following its revitalization after the War of 1812 and its siege. It underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad. (Full article...)Selected biography -
James Danforth Quayle (/ˈkweɪl/; born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1989.
A native of Indianapolis, Quayle spent most of his childhood in Paradise Valley, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. He married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtained his J.D. degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1974. He and Marilyn practiced law in Huntington, Indiana, before his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1976. In 1980, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. (Full article...)Selected quote
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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) -
Clark's march to Vincennes, by F. C. Yohn (from History of Indiana) -
Oliver Hazard Perry Morton, governor 1861 to 1867 (from History of Indiana) -
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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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80th Indiana Infantry Regiment and the 19th Indiana Light Artillery defending against the Confederates at the Battle of Perryville by H. Mosler (from History of Indiana) -
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Driver Mel Marquette's wrecked McFarlan racing car at the 1912 Indianapolis 500 (from History of Indiana) -
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The Constitution Elm in Corydon (from History of Indiana) -
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Native Americans guide French explorers through Indiana as depicted by Maurice Thompson in Stories of Indiana. (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
- Proposed South Shore Line station in South Bend
- WCAE
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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) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,080,485 |
| • Density | 169.5/sq mi (65.46/km2) |
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| • Official language | English |
| Latitude | 37° 46′ N to 41° 46′ N |
| Longitude | 84° 47′ W to 88° 6′ W |
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