#OTD in 1918, Lt. Aaron Fisher was serving as an officer in the AEF during #WW1. He received both the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre for 'exceptional bravery.'

Fellow #Hoosier, from Lyles Station IN. #histodon

https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/indiana-in-wwi-stories/2391-aaron-r-fisher.html

#OTD in 1985, fellow #Hoosier Ryan White started the school via listening to class over the phone. He was 14. He was forbidden from attending school because of a recent diagnosis of #HIV.

#OTD in 1987, fellow #Hoosier John Mellencamp released his album "The Lonesome Jubilee." This was one of the singles, and this video was recorded live in Indianapolis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qxDBiiVjlQ

Yesterday fellow #Hoosier Margaret Hamilton celebrated her 87th birthday. She was the first 'software engineer' and her coding for Apollo 11. Grew up in Paoli IN and graduated from Earlham College. https://futurism.com/margaret-hamilton-the-untold-story-of-the-woman-who-took-us-to-the-moon

Fishers, Indiana sounds like that town in "Footloose" that banned "scary things" like dancing.

Now, the Fishers authoritarians are banning "The Fault in the Stars."

Remember, back in the 1980s, many musicians became "Satanic" because it made the kids more interested in their music.

It also caused a lot of young people to move away from their limited opportunity small-towns for freedom in the cities.

#indiana #fear #Hoosier #fishers

A friend, a colleague and a trailblazing #Hoosier leader in the #trans community passed away today.

She was someone who I respected, she blazed a trail for many of us, and she's going to be missed.

#HoosierMast #MeghanBuell #RIP #WeBeTrees

Born #OTD in 1900, fellow #Hoosier Ernie Pyle. Hard to overestimate his importance and the quality of his writing during World War 2. This is likely his most famous column. Pyle was killed by a sniper in 1945.

https://erniepyle.iu.edu/wartime-columns/captain-waskow.html

#MikePence stopped by Indiana to let us know that he "chose the constitution over #Trump." #Hoosier folks who remember him as governor will note that he did that in typical Pence fashion - at the very last second, after all the damage had been done, and purely in order to absolve himself of responsibility so that he could rescue his own political career.

#HoosierMast

Your favorite #Hoosier #trans couple is *this* close to fundraising the wedding and honeymoon of our dreams! ❤️❤️❤️

@dragondaddy and I have so much gratitude for everyone who has gotten us this far. Seriously, we're blown away.

We're only a month our from our big day and still need to get over the finish line! Any support our friends can give us is beyond appreciated - and I promise a personal thank you card to everyone who includes an address with their donation!

https://gofund.me/7abcd4b3

Fellow #Hoosier Carl Erskine was honored yesterday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Here's the story from his hometown newspaper and Rob Hunt. A great read #HoosierMast - https://www.heraldbulletin.com/sports/local_sports/erskine-honored-by-baseball-hall-of-fame/article_7c5e0962-28d8-11ee-b0c7-33b4e21d3348.html

There's a bar in St.Louis named "Golden Hoosier." Love it! Good ole Lou. (To those from #Indiana - #Hoosier is a redneck, white trash, hick. And not a POS pinky from Indiana.")
#stlouis #stl

more about fellow #Hoosier Carl Erskine and his award this weekend at Cooperstown. #HoosierMast https://stevedittmore.substack.com/p/carl-erskines-life-is-so-much-more?sd=pf&fbclid=IwAR0qm6EcTpUrHdPIdgEXJwGl0G9E6Ntr5slHUY9YYuoioeWdYb6yCa1FQ00

fellow #Hoosier profiled in today"s @nytimes - the last of Brooklyn's boys of summer. And winner of this year's Buck O'Neil Award. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/sports/baseball/carl-erskine-buck-oneil-award.html?fbclid=IwAR2Sy2Dy4En9cue3kPsN8q2nRvVbRtgATNlvizdoyNV2aAzpqONm7wjqUGU

Hey #HoosierMast and #HoosierSocial

What comes to mind if you are thinking of an image that might embody #Indiana or general #Hoosier-ishness on the Fediverse?

Feel free to respond with a specific image ... or not!

Humorous and serious responses both quite welcome!

photo of #Hoosier journalist Ernie Pyle taken #OTD in 1944 in France, D Day plus 12.

More #Hoosier news... Carl Erskine former LA/Brooklyn Dodger and longtime resident of Anderson IN will be honored by the Hall of Fame. https://www.heraldbulletin.com/sports/baseball-hall-of-fame-honors-andersons-carl-erskine/article_06caa12a-0b1d-11ee-9e6e-9fa1aba589ee.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

born on June 13, 1929 fellow #Hoosier Ralph McQuarrie. Conceptual artist behind "#StarWars."

Being almost desperately obsessed with any and all famous people who have even a #Hoosier-adjacent connection is another fav!

Tomorrow we're going to court in our suit against #Indiana's unconstitutional total ban on evidence-based care for #transgender youth.

Our clients are #Hoosier parents and providers.

The opposition is the state of #Indiana and a gallery national anti-#LGBTQ grifters cloaked in fake concern for #trans children despite spending decades doing everything to hurt them and their families.

Children's lives hang on the outcome, while haters slap themselves on the back about owning libs.

#HoosierMast

Alright yesterday's Pizza King and Tenderloin Extreme Controversy has inspired me.

What icon #Hoosier thing do you unabashedly love and why, #HoosierMast?