Native Americans Native Americans have lived in Marion County for nearly 10,000 years and continue to do so today. The nations historically… Read More »Native Americans
News Broadcasting In November 1924, the city’s first permanent radio station, , devoted its introductory night of operation to election returns. However,… Read More »News Broadcasting
Newspaper Pulitzer Prizes Newspaper investigations into governmental corruption or social ills have produced three Pulitzer Prizes for the and one each for the… Read More »Newspaper Pulitzer Prizes
Nineteenth-Century Music Indianapolis residents in the 19th century enjoyed an active and participatory musical life. Music was more than entertainment: it was… Read More »Nineteenth-Century Music
Nursing Professional nursing in the United States dates back to the last quarter of the 19th century. Before that time religious… Read More »Nursing
Panic Bar Carl Prinzler, manager of the Builders Hardware Department at , developed the idea for the panic bar after a fire… Read More »Panic Bar
Parks and Greenspaces Indianapolis residents are served by more than 200 parks and over 11,000 acres of greenspace, though original plan for the did… Read More »Parks and Greenspaces
Pharmacy The first pharmacy practitioner in what would become Indianapolis was likely an indigenous inhabitant who compounded medications from native plants.… Read More »Pharmacy
Philanthropy and Business Leaders of Indianapolis’ business community have been actively involved in charitable and philanthropic endeavors since the city’s founding. Early leaders,… Read More »Philanthropy and Business
Philanthropy and Community Development Community development in Indianapolis has varied over time, ranging from physical and economic development to human development and poverty alleviation… Read More »Philanthropy and Community Development