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Madelyn Pugh Davis

(Mar. 15, 1921-Apr. 20, 2011) Madelyn Pugh Martin Davis is best-known as one of two principal writers for I Love… Read More »

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L. Keith Bulen

(Dec. 31, 1925-Jan. 4, 1999). Lawyer, politician, and loyal Indiana University alumnus...

Frank Edward McKinney Sr.

(June 16, 1904-Jan. 9, 1974). The son of an Indianapolis fireman, Frank Edward McKinne...

Murray Saltzman

(Nov. 26, 1929 – Jan. 5, 2010). Murray Saltzman was the youngest of three sons born ...

Robert (Sammy Terry) Carter

(Dec. 4, 1929-June 30, 2013). Born in Decatur, Illinois, Robert Carter graduated from ...

PLACES

Bush Stadium

After the 1930 season. Norman Perry, owner and president of , announced plans to build a new baseball stadium on… Read More »

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Indiana Convention Center

Opened in 1972 at a cost of $26 million, the Indiana Convention Center was constructed...

Cyclorama

Located on the northside of Market Street just west of Illinois Street, the Cyclorama ...

First Lutheran Church

Early Indianapolis residents called , a missionary who came to Marion County with a gr...

Guaranty Building

The local architectural firm designed the Guaranty Building in 1922, with construction...

EVENTS

NCAA Basketball Finals

By 2020, the city of Indianapolis had hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Division 1 Basketball Tournament’s Final… Read More »

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Fred Sanders Case

The Fred Sanders Case involved an Indianapolis parochial school teacher’s fatal shoo...

1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

From September 1918 to the late spring of 1919, Indianapolis suffered from a viral inf...

Presidential Election of 1860

As the state’s largest city, Indianapolis was the site of unprecedented political ac...

Gay Knights on the Circle

In the summer of 1984, leaders of the LGBTQ community in Indianapolis organized what b...

ORGANIZATIONS

Indiana Sports Corporation

Incorporated in December 1979, Indiana Sports Corporation is the nation’s first sports commission. This private, not-for-profit organization was initiated by… Read More »

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Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church

In 1869, a small group of seven or eight people left Lick Creek Baptist Church, establ...

American Piano Awards

American Piano Awards is a non-profit arts organization that supports the careers of y...

Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis

Founded in 1905, the Jewish Federation of Indianapolis was one of the earliest example...

ExactTarget

Early digital marketing company. Recognizing the potential of targeted email marketing...

TOPICS

Retailing

The earliest retail businesses in Indianapolis were general stores, farmers’ markets, and workshops. Currency was not widely available in the… Read More »

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