UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 27, 2006

                           First Financial Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)


                                                       
           Indiana                       000-16759                35-1546989
(State or other jurisdiction            (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)



                                                                   
   P. O. Box 540, Terre Haute, Indiana                                   47808
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)


         Registrant's telephone number, including area code 812-238-6264

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:

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     Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     On July 27, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release reporting its
financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press
release is being furnished as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated by
reference into this item 12.

     The foregoing information, including the information contained in the press
release, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 12 and shall not be deemed to
be "filed" for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11
and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, this
information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the
Registrant's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

     The exhibit to this report is as follows:



Exhibit No.   Description
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    99.1      Press Release, dated July 27, 2006 issued by First
              Financial Corporation




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                           FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Dated July 27, 2006                     (s) Norman L. Lowery
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Norman L. Lowery
                                        Vice Chairman and
                                        Chief Executive Officer


Dated July 27, 2006                     (s) Michael A. Carty
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Michael A. Carty
                                        Secretary/Treasurer and
                                        Chief Financial Officer



                                  Exhibit Index



Exhibit Number
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     99.1        Press Release, July 27, 2006 issued by First Financial
                 Corporation