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| Indiana Facts |
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The Indiana constitution of 1816 directed the legislature to establish public schools, but it was not until the 1850s that state government was able to establish a public school system. |
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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 the summer of 1987 4,453 athletes from 38 nations gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana for the Pan American Games. |
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