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Nicholas McCarty Sr.

(Sept. 26, 1795-May 17, 1854). Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Nicholas McCarty Sr. grew up in… Read More »

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Matthew Tully

(Sept. 12, 1969-Oct. 29, 2018). Political columnist, Matthew Tully was born in Washing...

Frits Loonsten

(Feb. 24, 1909-July 26, 1989). Born in the Netherlands, Loonsten studied at the Royal ...

Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr.

(Aug. 8, 1883-Dec. 26, 1977). Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr. was born in Dansville, New Yo...

Claude Gernade Bowers

(Nov 20, 1878-Jan. 21, 1958). Born and reared in rural communities in central Indiana,...

PLACES

FedEx Express National Hub

The 2.4-million-square-foot FedEx Express Indianapolis National Hub at opened on October 4, 1988, using its corporate name at that time,… Read More »

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Indiana Women’s Prison

The Indiana Reformatory Institution for Women and Girls was founded in 1869 in Indiana...

Chamber of Commerce Building

Although the no longer calls the building at 320 North Meridian Street home (it reloca...

Stutz Business and Art Center

The Stutz Business and Art Center began as the factory for the Stutz Motor Car Company...

Hancock County

Hancock County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the east and part of the ....

EVENTS

Visits of Abraham Lincoln

President-elect Lincoln’s trip to Washington, D.C., in February 1861, for his inauguration as chief executive was a “progress” rather than… Read More »

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U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners

United States v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, w...

Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions 

Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IP...

Squirrel Migrations

Beginning during the second half of September 1822, Indianapolis residents witnessed a...

Labor Day Celebrations

Indianapolis first observed Labor Day on Sunday, September 19, 1886. Originally schedu...

ORGANIZATIONS

Capital Improvement Board

Created by the Indiana General Assembly in 1965, the Capital Improvement Board (CIB) is a public entity of Marion County… Read More »

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WXNT

Founded by radio pioneers Carl and , radio station WKBF began broadcasting on November...

Associated Employers of Indianapolis

In 1904 local businessmen established the Employers Association of Indianapolis to com...

Russ and Harrison

Merritt Harrison (1888-1973), a graduate of Indianapolis (1906) and Cornell University...

Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council

The Boy Scout movement was founded in England in 1908 and began in the United States i...

TOPICS

Philanthropy and Government

The nonprofit and government sectors continuously complement, collaborate, and compete with one another. Each sector plays a necessary role in… Read More »