1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic From September 1918 to the late spring of 1919, Indianapolis suffered from a viral influenza pandemic that killed nearly 1,000… Read More »1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
500 Festival In 1957, four civic-minded businessmen–former Indianapolis mayor ; Joe Quinn, Safety Director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; J. Worth Baker,… Read More »500 Festival
Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Cortege The Lincoln funeral train arrived in a rainy Indianapolis at 7 A.M. on Sunday, April 30, 1865. The coffin was… Read More »Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Cortege
American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut was an action brought against the City of Indianapolis, challenging the constitutionality of the… Read More »American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut
Anita Bryant In Indianapolis Evangelical pop singer and Florida orange juice spokesperson Anita Bryant came to Indianapolis on October 7, 1977, for the “Rally… Read More »Anita Bryant In Indianapolis
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
Baskin v. Bogan Baskin v. Bogan is a U.S. Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals civil rights case that upheld… Read More »Baskin v. Bogan
Battle of Pogue’s Run The Battle of Pogue’s Run is the derisive name that the gave to events surrounding a stormy session of the… Read More »Battle of Pogue’s Run
Beebe Temperance Case Responding to pressure from local temperance advocates, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law in 1855 that banned the manufacture… Read More »Beebe Temperance Case
Black Hawk War Black Hawk, chief of the Sac Indians, called Ma-ka-tai-she-kia-kiak by his people, rejected the legitimacy of the Treaty of St.… Read More »Black Hawk War
