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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 residents of the city in three months. First reported in… Read More »1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

500 Festival

In 1957, four civic-minded businessmen–former Indianapolis mayor alex m. clark; Joe Quinn, Safety Director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; J. Worth Baker, Shrine Potentate in 1957; and Howard Wilcox, promotions… 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 transferred to a hearse drawn by four white horses, and… 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 Anti-Pornography Ordinance of 1984. The Indianapolis ordinance prohibited “all discriminatory… Read More »American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

Anniversary Celebrations

Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, there is no evidence of public observances of Indianapolis’ founding prior to the centennial celebration in 1920. The… Read More »Anniversary Celebrations

Battle of Pogue’s Run

The Battle of Pogue’s Run is the derisive name that the Republican Party gave to events surrounding a stormy session of the state Democratic convention in Indianapolis in May 1863.… 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 and sale of intoxicating liquors except for medicinal, chemical, or… 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. Louis, which he had signed in 1804, that ceded all… Read More »Black Hawk War

Blizzard Of 1978

The worst blizzard in Indianapolis history battered the city and most of Indiana on January 25-27. The “Great Blizzard of 1978” was part of a regional storm system that ravaged… Read More »Blizzard Of 1978

Block Forum Lecture Series

A legacy from the estate of Edward A. Block, a member of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation and heir of William H. Block Company department stores, provided the endowment for this adult… Read More »Block Forum Lecture Series

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