April 16, 1867 – Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Ind. Wilbur and his brother Orville invented and aviated the first powered, sustained, and controlled flight of an airplane.
April 20, 1893 – Mrs. Edna Ruth Scott Parker was born in Morgan County, Ind. Edna, a former Indiana school teacher, was an American supercentenarian (a person who has reached the age of 110 years). She was recognized for 15 months as being the oldest person in the world. In case you were wondering, she was raised eating a typical Hoosier farm diet of meat and starch. Edna passed away in Shelbyville, Ind., on November 26, 2008, at the age of 115.
April 20, 1931 – Lee Herbert Hamilton was born. He represented the 9th Congressional District of Indiana from 1965 to 1999. After leaving office, he served on many governmental boards including vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission and Cochairman of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
April 22, 1988 – Indiana University held its first women’s Little 500 bicycle race. Members of the Willkie Sprint team, Kirsten Swanson, Amy Tucker, Kerry Hellmuth and Louise Elder won the race. It was held in front of a crowd of more than 15,000 at the Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington.