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Cory Servaas
Cory Servaas
(June 21, 1924-Mar. 6, 2020). Physician, health educator, inventor, television personality, and journalist, Cory SerVaas was born in Pella, Iowa.… Read More »Cory Servaas

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Etheridge Knight
Etheridge Knight

(Apr. 19, 1931-Mar. 10, 1991). Born in Corinth, Mississippi, Etheridge Knight was the ...
Charles Andrews Bookwalter
Charles Andrews Bookwalter

(Dec 7, 1860-Oct. 26, 1926). Bookwalter was born on a farm near Wabash, Indiana, and h...
James M. Ray
James M. Ray

(1800-Feb. 22, 1881). Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, James Ray studied at Columbia Univ...
Russell Webster 
Russell Webster 

(Apr. 10, 1928-Sept. 8, 2007). Born in Indianapolis, Russell Webster was the last of 1...
 
Merchants Bank Building
Originally known as the Merchants National Bank building, the structure was the tallest building in Indianapolis from its completion in… Read More »Merchants Bank Building

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Cultural Districts
Cultural Districts

In 2003, Mayor moved quickly to elevate the status of Indianapolis’ cultural sector ...
Pike Township
Pike Township

Pike Township is located in the northwestern portion of Marion County. The Pike Townsh...
Haughville
Haughville

Haughville is a westside neighborhood roughly bounded by 10th Street, Belmont Avenue, ...
Canal And White River State Park
Canal And White River State Park

The Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission selected the Canal and White River St...
 
NCAA Basketball Finals
NCAA Basketball Finals
By 2020, the city of Indianapolis had hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Division 1 Basketball Tournament’s Final… Read More »NCAA Basketball Finals

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Fall Creek Massacre 
Fall Creek Massacre 

On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on in nearby to hunt...
Anniversary Celebrations
Anniversary Celebrations

Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, the...
Sunday Closing Laws
Sunday Closing Laws

Laws governing the observance of the Sabbath have existed in Indiana since 1807 when t...
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Long known simply as the “500,” the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been conducted ...
 
Great American Songbook Foundation
In 2007, Grammy-nominated performer Michael Feinstein founded the Michael Feinstein Foundation for the Preservation and Education of the Great American… Read More »Great American Songbook Foundation

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Bohlen, Meyer, Gibson and Associates
Bohlen, Meyer, Gibson and Associates

Four generations of Bohlens practiced architecture in Indianapolis, and the firm, begu...
National Council of Jewish Women, Indianapolis
National Council of Jewish Women, Indianapolis

Founded in 1893, the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is the oldest volunteer J...
Regenstrief Institute
Regenstrief Institute

Located on the (IUPUI) campus, the Regenstrief Institute is an internationally renowne...
Federation of Associated Clubs 
Federation of Associated Clubs 

The Federation of Associated Clubs (FAC) was founded in 1937 as a coalition of nine lo...
 
Newspaper Pulitzer Prizes
Newspaper Pulitzer Prizes
Newspaper investigations into governmental corruption or social ills have produced three Pulitzer Prizes for the and one each for the… Read More »Newspaper Pulitzer Prizes

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Labor Militancy

In one of the earliest documented labor struggles in Indianapolis, members of the typo...
Urban Legends
Urban Legends

Folklore and urban legends manifest themselves in various genres or categories such as...
Retailing
Retailing

The earliest retail businesses in Indianapolis were general stores, farmers’ mar...
Italians
Italians

By 1860, there were 19 Italian-born persons residing in Indianapolis. Over the next 50...