Mexican-American War On May 16, 1846, Governor James Whitcomb was given a federal quota to supply three regiments of infantry or riflemen… Read More »Mexican-American War
Medical Schools Medicine was taught by the preceptor (apprenticeship) system in Indiana throughout most of the 19th century. The state’s first successful… Read More »Medical Schools
Louis Yolando Mazzini (June 3, 1894-June 23, 1973). A native of Lima, Peru, Mazzini attended the University of Wisconsin, Butler University, and Indiana… Read More »Louis Yolando Mazzini
Samuel D. Maxwell (Feb. 19, 1803-July 3, 1873). Born in 1820 in Garrard County, Kentucky, of Scottish ancestry, Samuel D. Maxwell moved with… Read More »Samuel D. Maxwell
Nancy McCann Martens (May 27, 1881-Sept. 11, 1940). The impresario who brought classical music and dance to Indianapolis during the 1930s, Nancy McCann… Read More »Nancy McCann Martens
Majestic Building Immediately after a fire destroyed the Indianapolis Gas Company’s building in November 1894, architect Oscar D. Bohlen of the local… Read More »Majestic Building
Douglass Maguire (Apr. 29, 1799-Oct. 13, 1857). Born in Fayette County, Kentucky, Maguire came to Indianapolis in 1823. On March 7, 1823,… Read More »Douglass Maguire
John Lennox McMaster (Feb. 9, 1843-May 29, 1914). John Lennox McMaster was born in Rutland, Ohio. He worked at his father’s mill and… Read More »John Lennox McMaster
Frank Edward McKinney Sr. (June 16, 1904-Jan. 9, 1974). The son of an Indianapolis fireman, Frank Edward McKinney Sr. quit Sacred Heart High School… Read More »Frank Edward McKinney Sr.
Frank Martin McHale (Mar. 4, 1891-Jan. 26, 1975). Attorney, businessman, and state and national Democratic leader, Frank Martin McHale was the child of… Read More »Frank Martin McHale
