Agriculture and Agribusiness Indianapolis has a long history of producing crops and livestock and continues to be one of Indiana’s largest agricultural contributors. … Read More »Agriculture and Agribusiness
African Americans in Politics Black residents have fought for civil rights and participation in politics from the beginning of the city’s history. Indiana’s 1816… Read More »African Americans in Politics
Blues The African American originated folk music form known as “the blues” became popular in Indianapolis after World War I with… Read More »Blues
Football College Butler and DePauw played the state’s first intercollegiate game at the old 7th Street Baseball Grounds in Indianapolis in… Read More »Football
Flooding and Flood Control Because flood-producing precipitation is highly variable, floods may occur on a section of a single stream or many streams over… Read More »Flooding and Flood Control
Marian University Marian University is an independent, coeducational, comprehensive liberal arts university. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic church, the university is located… Read More »Marian University
Religious Architecture Houses of worship have occupied prominent positions on Indianapolis’ landscape from the rustic village of the 1820s to the rise… Read More »Religious Architecture
Art Exhibitions The had its first art exhibition in 1883. Supervised by local painter and art instructor and held at the on… Read More »Art Exhibitions
Macedonians Wars, political oppression, and economic instability caused Macedonian individuals of eastern Europe to immigrate to the United States after 1900.… Read More »Macedonians
Medical Research In the late 1800s, Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch led successful efforts by European scientists to identify specific disease organisms,… Read More »Medical Research
