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William D. McCoy
(Nov. 14, 1853-May 16, 1893). Born in Cambridge City, Indiana, but educated in the Boston, Massachusetts public school system, William D. McCoy, an African American, served as county superintendent of… Read More »William D. McCoy

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Fred C. (Bud) Tucker Jr.

(Oct. 25, 1918-Dec. 10, 1994). Born and raised in Indianapolis, Fred (Bud) Tucker Jr.â...
Catharine Merrill

(Jan. 24, 1824-May 30, 1900). Born at Corydon, Indiana, the original state capital, Ca...
Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne

(Nov. 15, 1898-Aug. 30, 1986). Born in Guyana, South America, Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborn...
John Caven

(Apr. 12, 1824-Mar. 9, 1905). Born near McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Caven attended a pri...
 
Wonderland Amusement Park
Milwaukee and Indianapolis investors established the Wonderland Construction Company in 1905 to furnish amusements on Indianapolis’ eastside. On Saturday evening, May 16, 1906, the company opened its Wonderland Amusement Park,… Read More »Wonderland Amusement Park

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Marott Hotel

The Marott Hotel first opened on November 25, 1926, under its original owner, George J...
Center For The Performing Arts

In February 1998, the Carmel City Council designated “an area extending west from Ra...
Ruoff Music Center

Located southeast of Noblesville in Hamilton County, the Deer Creek Music Center, now ...
Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium

Millionaire James Irving Holcomb, who made his fortune through the Holcomb & Hoke ...
 
National Sports Festival IV
In 1978, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced its decision to implement a new national multi-sport event that would develop and prepare the athletes who would eventually represent the… Read More »National Sports Festival IV

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Sylvia Likens Murder Case

In July 1965, Lester and Betty Likens, traveling fair concessionaires, left two of the...
Election Riot of 1876

In the early evening of May 3, 1876, the day of a special election for city councilmen...
Butler Romantic Festival

In April or May, the Butler Romantic Festival celebrated Romantic music at Butler Univ...
Street Railway Strikes

During the 70-plus years that Indianapolis had operating Streetcars, it experienced tw...
 
YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis
The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) began in London in 1844. A small group of evangelical Protestants opened the Indianapolis YMCA in 1854. The YMCA built its own building at… Read More »YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis

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Metropolitan Development Commission

The Metropolitan Development Commission is the policy-making body for the Department O...
Fairbanks Hospital

One of the oldest addiction treatment hospitals in the U.S., Fairbanks Hospital serves...
Victory Corps

Organized by the federal government and administered by the United States Office of Ed...
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Anna Marie Ridge established the first local troop on July 27, 1917, in irvington afte...
 
Public Utilities
Public utility services are of recent origin, gradually evolving into their current form over the last century or so. Indianapolis developed its utility infrastructure when its population grew large enough… Read More »Public Utilities

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Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

A labor ordinance passed by the Indianapolis City Council September 19, 1919, forbade ...
Classical Music

The earliest cultivators of “classical” or “serious” music were vocal groups, ...
Creation of Unigov

Indianapolis had an unusual municipal government structure as of 1967. A nine-member c...
Drive-In Restaurants

Ordering food and having it delivered to your car became common in the 1930s when many...