Arsenal Technical High School Formerly a military arsenal from 1864 to 1903, Arsenal Technical High School opened as a public high school in 1912.… Read More »Arsenal Technical High School
Antislavery Movement Militant opposition to slavery was not widespread in Indianapolis because of the city’s large southern population and general race prejudice.… Read More »Antislavery Movement
Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919 A labor ordinance passed by the Indianapolis City Council September 19, 1919, forbade all forms of picketing by striking workers… Read More »Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919
Anniversary Celebrations Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, there is no evidence of public observances of… Read More »Anniversary Celebrations
Anacomp In 1968 Indianapolis native teamed with fellow Purdue professors Albert R. Sadaka and J. Melvin Ebbert to found the computer… Read More »Anacomp
Indiana Bell Now known as AT&T, Indiana Bell was a telecommunications company that served Indianapolis and most of Indiana since 1920. Although… Read More »Indiana Bell
Americanization and Nativism Although not recognized for its ethnic diversity, Indianapolis attracted periodic waves of foreign immigrants in the 1830s to 1850s (Germans… Read More »Americanization and Nativism
One America Financial Partners American United Life dated from 1877. In November of that year the Knights of Pythias lodge, which had its national… Read More »One America Financial Partners
American Trans Air In August 1973, several Indianapolis men founded Ambassadair, an air travel club providing reduced rates for airfares and tour packages.… Read More »American Trans Air
American Red Ball Transit Company In 1914 Ward B. Hiner began selling automobile insurance in Indianapolis, soon adding insurance for motor transport shipments. Within a… Read More »American Red Ball Transit Company
