Luke Messer: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Sunday, we celebrate two centuries of statehood, history, tradition, and accomplishment in…”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Sunday, we celebrate two centuries of statehood, history, tradition, and accomplishment in Indiana. We Hoosiers have a great deal to be proud of in our State, and in the Sixth District that I represent. The Sixth District is home to renowned architecture, historical landmarks, beautiful parks, and famous Americans. The Wright brothers spent part of their childhood in our corner of Indiana. Wilbur was born in Millville, and Orville first took up kite building in Richmond, Indiana. Richmond was also the home to Gennett Records, where some of the earliest jazz recordings were ever produced in the late 1910s and early 1920s, earning Richmond the nickname of the ``cradle of recorded jazz.'' David Letterman attended school at Ball State University in Muncie, as did Jim Davis, who is famous for the ``Garfield'' cartoon. Hancock County in the Sixth District is the home of the famed Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley, who wrote, among other things, ``Little Orphant Annie.'' Columbus is known for beautiful architecture and for being the home of the oldest theater in the State, The Crump Theater, built in 1889 by John Crump.…”