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Robert Wesley (Cowboy Bob) Glaze

(Dec. 1, 1942— Sept. 16, 2016). Actor, broadcaster, and media personality best-known for playing “Cowboy Bob,” on local children’s TV… Read More »

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Garo Z. Antreasian

Born on February 16, 1922 in Indianapolis to Armenian immigrants fleeing the Turkish G...

S. Henry Bundles Jr.

Born on February 15, 1927 on Indianapolis’s southside into a community of African Am...

Thomas Lennox Sullivan

(Oct. 6, 1846-July 9, 1936). The first mayor born in the city, Thomas Lennox Sullivan ...

Phinius George Canning Hunt

(June 16, 1827-Apr. 24, 1896). Phinius George Canning Hunt, founder of the Indiana Den...

PLACES

First Lutheran Church

Early Indianapolis residents called , a missionary who came to Marion County with a group of Maryland farmers around 1835-1836,… Read More »

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Bosart Brown

Bosart Brown neighborhood is bounded by Michigan Street to the north, Washington Stree...

Red Key Tavern

In 1933, George and R. H. Duke opened the Olde English Tavern in a new building at 52n...

New Augusta

New Augusta is a town located in northwest Marion County, just northeast of Georgetown...

Warren Park

Warren Park is a eastside bordered by 16th Street, Shadeland Avenue, 10th Street, and ...

EVENTS

Marion County Fair

The first Marion County Fair was held in 1835 under the auspices of the Marion County Agricultural Society. Early fairs… Read More »

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Gold And Glory Sweepstakes

African American drivers and mechanics held the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, an annual ...

Visit of Chinese Prince Pu Lun

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

Police Mutiny

Occasioned by a streetcar strike, the mutiny was the most serious breach of police pro...

Professional All-Star Basketball Games

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

ORGANIZATIONS

Franklin College

Franklin College is a regionally accredited, coeducational, private liberal arts college located in Franklin, Indiana (about 20 miles south of… Read More »

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Indianapolis Music Promoters

The Indianapolis Music Promoters Club was founded in 1919 as a branch of the National ...

Fairbanks Hospital

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

Allison Transmission

Allison Transmission is a major producer of aircraft engines. , a founding partner of ...

Patachou, Inc.

Patachou Incorporated serves as the umbrella organization for the brand of farm-to-tab...

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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