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Joseph Jenkins Bingham

Born on January 6, 1815, in New York City, Bingham migrated to the Midwest where he engaged in a wide… Read More »

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Richard I. Blankenbaker

Born on December 7, 1930, in New Albany, Indiana, Richard Blankenbaker began his long ...

Melvin Simon

(Oct. 21, 1926-Sept. 16, 2009). Melvin Simon was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to Ma...

Thaddeus Merrill Stevens

(Aug. 24, 1829-Nov. 8, 1885). Nephew and namesake of the famous congressman from Penns...

Willard B. (Mike) Ransom

(May 17, 1916-Nov. 7, 1995). Willard B. (Mike) Ransom was the son of Indianapoli...

PLACES

Lockerbie Square

Lockerbie Square is a historic district bounded by Michigan, Davidson, New York, and New Jersey streets. In 1830 Janet and… Read More »

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International Marketplace Coalition

In July 2005, a group of business owners, residents, and volunteers interested in impr...

West Indianapolis

The boundaries of the former West Indianapolis are roughly Washington Street, White Ri...

Indiana Landmarks Center

The Indiana Landmarks Center serves as the headquarters of . The Central Avenue M...

United Northwest Area

The United Northwest Area (UNWA) is located in what was once a large, unincorporated a...

EVENTS

Heartland International Film Festival

Heartland Film Festival, established in 1991, began with a question that its founder, Jeffrey L. Sparks, raised in the 1980s:… Read More »

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Olympic Exhibitions

Since 1924 Indianapolis has hosted 18 Olympic exhibition events in 10 different sports...

Michael Taylor Case

Michael Taylor Jr., a 16-year-old Black youth, was shot and killed on September 24, 19...

Municipal Election of 1999

Bart Peterson made history in the election of 1999 when he became the first Democrat e...

Blizzard of 1978

The worst blizzard in Indianapolis history battered the city and most of Indiana on Ja...

ORGANIZATIONS

Merchants National Bank

Businessmen David Macy, Volney T. Malott, Alexander Metzger, and brothers Henry and Augustus Schnull founded Merchants National Bank on January… Read More »

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Indiana University School of Medicine

Until the 1890s most medical education in the United States occurred at private, propr...

WTHR

First airing on October 30, 1957, as WLW-I. operating as Channel 13, WTHR emerged from...

Indiana Sports Corporation

Incorporated in December 1979, Indiana Sports Corporation is the nation’s first spor...

Indiana Repertory Theatre

Benjamin Moredecai, Edward Stern, and Gregory Poggin founded Indiana Repertory Theatre...

TOPICS

Structure of Unigov

City-county consolidation in Indianapolis is not a one-community, one-government system. Although the consolidation was named “Unigov” for “unified government,” Marion… Read More »

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