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Tom Carnegie
(Sept. 25, 1919-Feb. 11, 2011). Radio and television broadcaster, public address announcer, sports columnist, and documentary filmmaker, Tom Carnegie was born Carl Lee Kenagy in Norwalk, Connecticut. The son of… Read More »Tom Carnegie
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum was established in 1956 by the late Anton (Tony) Hulman, then track owner, and Karl Kizer, first museum director, to house the… Read More »Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum
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Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Long known simply as the “500,” the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been conducted continuously at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since its inception in 1911, except for 1917-1918 and 1942-1945 when the… Read More »Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
The famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network made its debut in 1952, but broadcasting from the track dates to the early 1920s when radio was in its infancy. At a time… Read More »Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
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Aircraft Accidents
Indianapolis has witnessed over 100 air crashes since aviation came to the city in the early 20th century. The earliest known airplane accident occurred during June 1910, Indianapolis Aero Meet,… Read More »Aircraft Accidents
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A product of the Indianapolis Bicentennial effort (2020–21), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis integrates and accesses the explosion and fragmentation of knowledge created both as born-digital information and as a large new digital archive.
