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Mary Ritter Beard

(Aug. 5, 1876-Aug. 14, 1958). Mary Ritter was born into an affluent and education-minded Methodist family in Indianapolis. Her father,… Read More »

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Frank Allyn Edwards

(Aug 4, 1908-June 23, 1967). Frank Allyn Edwards was born in Mattoon, Illinois, and gr...

Charles Joseph Fiscus

(May 26, 1861-Feb. 6, 1884). Portrait and genre artist Charles Joseph (C. J.) Fiscus w...

James Louis (J. J.) Johnson

(Jan. 22, 1924 -Feb. 4, 2001). James Louis (J. J.) Johnson entered the world of music ...

Samuel Hugh Dillin

(June 9, 1914 – Mar. 13, 2006). Federal district judge. Judge S. Hugh Dillin’s 41-...

PLACES

New Palestine

New Palestine, originally known as Sugar Creek, is a town in southern . Johnathon Evans platted the town with 15… Read More »

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Salesforce Tower

, chairman of Bank One Indiana, began planning for the building now known as Tower in ...

Mile Square

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

Stringtown

Stringtown is a westside neighborhood roughly bounded by Michigan, White River Parkway...

Claypool Hotel

Henry Lawrence built the Claypool Hotel in 1903, at the corner of Illinois and Washing...

EVENTS

Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions 

Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IPS) 27 defeated a team from Hunter College… Read More »

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American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut was an action brought against the Cit...

Blizzard of 1978

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

International Festival

The International Festival began in 1976 under the management of the , which shepherde...

Tony Kiritsis Case

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

ORGANIZATIONS

Center for Leadership Development

Indianapolis community leaders in education, philanthropy, and business who were interested in identifying and addressing the obstacles facing Indianapolis’ Black… Read More »

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Lincoln Hospital

At a time when existing Indianapolis hospitals barred African American doctors from pr...

Marion County Election Board

Marion County Election Board is responsible for overseeing the administration of elect...

IndyHumane

In 1905, nine concerned citizens founded the Humane Society of Indianapolis to prevent...

Labor Unions National Headquarters

By the early 20th century, Indianapolis had become headquarters for several national a...

TOPICS

Streetcars

The streets of Indianapolis have known three kinds of externally guided vehicles offering scheduled passenger service. The mule car (1864-1894),… Read More »

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