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October 8, 2007

 

Frost Is on the Punkin

As the days grow brisker and the leaves take on brilliant hues, many Americans of a certain generation are wont to characterize the season with an expression born in Indiana. “When the frost is on the punkin” is the opening phrase of a classic poem by James Whitcomb Riley.

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June 4, 2007

 

Extension Homemakers

As the days grow brisker and the leaves take on brilliant hues, many Americans of a certain generation are wont to characterize the season with an expression born in Indiana. “When the frost is on the punkin” is the opening phrase of a classic poem by James Whitcomb Riley.

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September 4, 2006

 

Elwood Haynes

Charles and Frank Duryea claimed to have made the first automobile. Elwood Haynes of Kokomo, Indiana challenged the Duryea Brothers' claim.

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April 10, 2006

 

Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak

Nearly 50 tornadoes cut a swath from Iowa to Ohio, leaving 271 people dead and more than 3400 injured. In Indiana alone, the death toll was 137, 1700 injured.

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October 11, 2004

 

Interurbans

“Interurbans”—also called electric railways—were once the cause of a wild but short-lived mania all over America, and Indiana was the heart of the industry.

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