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Indiana Bicentennial

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Hoosier Hall Of Fame: Battle of the Indiana Outdoors

The state presides over one of Indiana’s two most significant outdoor assets, while the feds run the
other. Shall we pit them against one another? Naturally.

Sydney Pollack
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Hoosier Hall Of Fame: Battle Of The Indiana Movie Directors

Tinseltown got a lot brighter with works from these two movie maestros.

Benjamin Harrison
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Hoosier Hall Of Fame: Battle Of The Indiana Battles

Musket to musket, the two most monumental conflicts fought on Hoosier soil. Pick a winner if you must, but please—no fighting.

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Catch Bicentennial Fever: Time-Travel To 1816 Corydon

If you can’t pay your respects to original capital Corydon this year, head to the Indiana History Center’s You Are There 1816: Indiana Joins the Nation exhibit.

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Hoosier Hall Of Fame: The Bicentennial Hoosierist

Q: Why is “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” the state song instead of “Back Home Again in Indiana”?

Norell
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Hoosier Hall of Fame: Top Fashion Designers

We salute the fashion designers who made Indiana look good—and the rest of the world, too.

Eggleston
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Hoosier Hall of Fame: The Indiana Authors

If you skipped these classic Hoosier reads in high school, consider this your tl;dr— “too long; didn’t read” in social-media shorthand—synopsis.

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Hoosier Hall of Fame: In Defense of Bob Knight

He might not have the discipline he insisted on from others, but Hoosiers are richer for the contradiction.

Eugene V. Debs
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Hoosier Hall of Fame: In Defense of a Few Inductees

Does Shelley Long belong in our Hoosier Hall of Fame? Does John Dillinger? Let us make the case.

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Hoosier Hall of Fame: All-Indiana Basketball Lineup

The male and female All-Indiana Basketball lineups could hold their own against any state. Who’d we leave out?

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Hoosier Hall of Fame: The Hoosier Food Pyramid

Doritos, Mikesell’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, Papa John’s, and of course pork tenderloin all make an appearance on the Hoosier Food Pyramid.

Sarah Evans Barker
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Hoosier Hall of Fame: The Endorsements

These Hoosier Hall of Fame winners get a lot of love—but is it deserved? We asked the experts.

At Home with Ernie Pyle
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‘At Home with Ernie Pyle’: An Excerpt

Compiling his writings about the state for the first time, a new book reveals just how important those Hoosier ties were to Pyle.

Jim Jones
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Jim Jones: The Dark Side of Indiana

Yes, we know: Guiding 913 well-meaning followers—including hundreds of children—to their deaths is absolutely indefensible. So this is not an apology for Jim Jones.

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Indiana’s Playlist and Jukebox Heroes

Listen along as we explore the greatest musicians Indiana has produced. From deep cuts to chart topping hits, Indiana can hold its own with anyone in the music biz.

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