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The unfolding of history. Then — and now.

 
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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

Crawford v. Marion Co. Election Board

A 2008 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a 2005 Indiana law requiring all voters casting an in-person ballot to show a government-issued photo identification in order… Read More »Crawford v. Marion Co. Election Board

Municipal Election of 1925

Beginning with the May primary race for mayor in the Republican Party, the city elections of 1925 were dominated by the presence of the Ku Klux Klan. In May 1925,… Read More »Municipal Election of 1925

Election Riot of 1876

In the early evening of May 3, 1876, the day of a special election for city councilmen, a disturbance broke out following a rumor that would-be African American voters, overwhelmingly… Read More »Election Riot of 1876

Municipal election of 1914

One of the city’s most notorious campaign scandals occurred in 1914. According to government prosecutors, Indianapolis Mayor Joseph Bell and Democrat National Committeeman Thomas Taggart conspired with 126 other individuals… Read More »Municipal election of 1914

Municipal Election of 1967

With the support of the Republican Action Committee, Richard G. Lugar won to become mayor and Republicans took control of the City Council, beginning a long period of dominance of… Read More »Municipal Election of 1967

Municipal Election of 1975

Former congressman William H. Hudnut Iii defeated businessman Robert V. Welch to win his first of four Indianapolis mayoral elections. The 1975 election began with two contested primaries. Hudnut easily… Read More »Municipal Election of 1975

Municipal Election of 1991

A decision in December 1990, by Indianapolis Mayor William Hudnut Iii not to seek reelection following his unsuccessful run for secretary of state signaled the beginning of the 1991 mayoral… Read More »Municipal Election of 1991

Municipal Election of 1995

Although incumbent Republican mayor Stephen Goldsmith easily won a second term, running against Z. Mae Jimison made the election historic. She was the first woman and African American ever to… Read More »Municipal Election of 1995

Municipal Election of 1999

Bart Peterson made history in the election of 1999 when he became the first Democrat elected mayor of Indianapolis since John J. Barton in 1963. Also significant was the appearance… Read More »Municipal Election of 1999

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A product of the Indianapolis Bicentennial effort (2020–21), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis integrates and accesses the explosion and fragmentation of knowledge created both as born-digital information and as a large new digital archive.
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