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Inauguration of President Benjamin Harrison, 1889
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HISTORY

Made in South Bend: Benjamin Harrison's Inaugural Underwear

By the time another Inauguration Day comes around, everyone will know everything about the American President. He'll be dissected, examined, probed, questioned, interviewed, and psychologized. But no one will know what kind of underwear he's wearing.

Except in 1889.

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Photo from the 1950 IU - Notre Dame Football Game
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Ernie Kovatch: The Hoosier Hero Who Beat the Irish

Former Tribune sports editor Bill Moor South Bend Riley graduate Ernie Kovatch, captain for the IU football team the last time the Hoosiers beat the Irish all the way back in 1950.

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Image from Disney's Robin Hood
HISTORY

Robin Hood, Book Bans, and the Feathered Revolt of 1953

In 1953, Indiana's Textbook Commission tried to ban Robin Hood. The move sparked outrage on the campus of Indiana University that led to a movement at colleges across the United States.

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