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The unfolding of history. Then — and now.

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Tony Kiritsis Case
Tony Kiritsis Case

The morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, a real estate developer, entered the office of Richard… Read More »Tony Kiritsis Case

Townsend Recovery Plan Convention
Townsend Recovery Plan Convention

The Townsend Recovery Plan Convention was the fourth national gathering of an organization founded in 1934 by Francis Townsend, a… Read More »Townsend Recovery Plan Convention

U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners
U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners

United States v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, was rooted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s… Read More »U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners

USA Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal
USA Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal

In a scandal that rocked the sports world, top executives at one of America’s most prominent Olympic organizations, USA Gymnastics,… Read More »USA Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal

Vaughan v. Williams

Singleton Vaughan, a Missouri slaveholder, purchased Sam, Mariah, and their child from a slave trader in 1836. In 1837, with… Read More »Vaughan v. Williams

Vietnam War
Vietnam War

The Vietnam War divided Indianapolis as no conflict had since the Civil War. The city experienced its first antiwar demonstrations… Read More »Vietnam War

Visit of Chinese Prince Pu Lun
Visit of Chinese Prince Pu Lun

In May 1904, Prince Pu Lun, twice rumored to be heir to the Manchu throne, visited Indianapolis for 10 days… Read More »Visit of Chinese Prince Pu Lun

Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi
Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi

After the fall of Rome to French troops in 1849, former Catholic priest and Italian patriot Gavazzi escaped to England… Read More »Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi

Visit of Louis Kossuth 
Visit of Louis Kossuth 

During the United States tour of Louis (Lajos) Kossuth, exiled leader of Hungary’s failed attempt to escape the Austro-Hungarian Alliance,… Read More »Visit of Louis Kossuth 

Visits of Abraham Lincoln 
Visits of Abraham Lincoln 

President-elect Lincoln’s trip to Washington, D.C., in February 1861, for his inauguration as chief executive was a “progress” rather than… Read More »Visits of Abraham Lincoln 

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