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| Indiana Facts |
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Thomas Hendricks, a Democrat from Shelbyville, served Indiana as a United States Senator, a United States representative, governor, and as Vice President under Grover Cleveland. Indiana has been the home of 5 vice presidents and one president. |
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James Dean, a popular movie star of the 1950s in such movies as "East of Eden" and "Rebel without a Cause", was born February 8, 1941, in Marion, Indiana. He died in an auto crash at age 24. |
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In Fort Wayne, Indiana, Syvanus F. Bower designed the world's first practical gasoline pump. |
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