Eugenics In 1907 Indiana Governor Frank Hanly signed the Indiana Sterilization Law, which is widely considered the first eugenics sterilization legislation… Read More »Eugenics
Frederick Coffay Yohn (Feb. 8, 1875 -June 6, 1933). Born in Indianapolis, Yohn was a pupil of . His first commercial assignments were… Read More »Frederick Coffay Yohn
Ryan White (Dec. 6, 1971-Apr. 8, 1990). Ryan White, a middle school student living near Kokomo, Indiana, contracted HIV (Human Immunodeficieny Virus)… Read More »Ryan White
The When Store came to Indianapolis in the mid-1870s from New York City to open a branch store for clothing wholesaler, Owen, Pixley… Read More »The When Store
WICR An operation of the (formerly Indiana Central University), WICR began broadcasting at 88.7 FM in August 1962, featuring a variety… Read More »WICR
Clemens Vonnegut Sr. (Nov. 20, 1824-Dec. 13, 1906). German immigrant Clemens Vonnegut Sr. was the patriarch of the Indianapolis Vonneguts. He was a… Read More »Clemens Vonnegut Sr.
Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center The principal organization housed in this building has been known by numerous names: Finance Center, U.S. Army (1953-1972); U.S. Army… Read More »Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center
Townships The Indiana Constitution provides for the existence of townships, and successive state laws have instituted township government and its officers.… Read More »Townships
Teamsters Union Founded as the Team Drivers International Union in Detroit in January 1899 and chartered by the American Federation of Labor,… Read More »Teamsters Union
Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869-May 19, 1946). A novelist who was only one of four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for… Read More »Newton Booth Tarkington
