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John Evans

(Mar. 9, 1814-July 3, 1897). Evans was born in Warren County, Ohio, to Quaker parents. He attended the Hicksite school… Read More »

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David Kresz Rubins

(Sept. 5, 1902-Mar. 6, 1985). A native of Minneapolis, David Kresz Rubins studied at D...

Matthew Tully

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

Charles H. Boswell

Born on October 31, 1909, in Henderson, Kentucky, “Charlie” Boswell had a hardscra...

Simeon Coy

(Oct. 13, 1851-Dec. 27, 1894). Controversial chairman of the Democratic Party, Simeon ...

PLACES

Cole-Noble Commercial Arts District

Cole-Noble Commercial Arts District is a neighborhood organization bounded by Miami Street to the north, railroad tracks and Washington Street… Read More »

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Central Canal

The Central Canal, a fragment of which still runs from to downtown Indianapolis, once ...

Mile Square

The Mile Square encompasses the area comprising Indianapolis’ original plat created ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum was established in 1956 by the lat...

Indiana Theatre

In 1927, the Circle Theatre Company, which owned the on Monument Circle, built the ...

EVENTS

1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

From September 1918 to the late spring of 1919, Indianapolis suffered from a viral influenza pandemic that killed nearly 1,000… Read More »

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Meet The Artists

artist-in-residence Anthony Radford put together the first Meet the Artists showcase i...

Tony Kiritsis Case

The morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, a real estate dev...

Professional All-Star Basketball Games

Indianapolis had hosted three professional basketball All-Star Games. The inaugural Am...

Visit of Chinese Prince Pu Lun

In May 1904, Prince Pu Lun, twice rumored to be heir to the Manchu throne, visited Ind...

ORGANIZATIONS

Office of the Mayor

The mayor of Indianapolis is the head of the executive branch of city and county government and is elected by… Read More »

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Salvation Army

The Salvation Army’s ranks, also known as Salvationists, began work in Indianapolis ...

Columbia Conserve Company

A nationally known experiment in industrial democracy, the Columbia Conserve Company, ...

Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association

Established in 2002, the Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association, or IDA...

St. John Catholic Church

Rev. Vincent Bacquelin, an itinerant priest who split his time between Indianapolis an...

TOPICS

Americanization Programs in Schools

Americanization programs were aimed at socializing immigrants and their children to the norms of middle-class, native-born Americans. That Americanization was… Read More »

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