Brickyard 200 The Brickyard 200 began as the Brickyard 400, a 400-mile stock car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race was sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto… Read More »Brickyard 200
Broad Ripple Art Fair On May 23, 1971, the first Broad Ripple Art Fair (BRAF) took place on a concrete parking deck beside the Central Canal in Broad Ripple. The fair was the brainchild… Read More »Broad Ripple Art Fair
Burger Chef Murders On November 18, 1978, an off-duty employee of the Speedway Burger Chef, 5725 Crawfordsville Road, discovered the backdoor of the restaurant open and the staff missing. Four youthful employees were… Read More »Burger Chef Murders
Butler Relays Founded by Butler University track coach Herman Phillips, the Butler Relays were a prestigious American track and field competition. Phillips had won three NCAA quarter-mile championships and was a member… Read More »Butler Relays
Butler Romantic Festival In April or May, the Butler Romantic Festival celebrated Romantic music at Butler University annually for 21 years. Frank Cooper, a Butler music professor, founded the festival. Orchestral and vocal… Read More »Butler Romantic Festival
Celebration Of Hope In 1994, Light Of The World Christian Church and Second Presbyterian Church held one joint worship service each year as a symbol of racial reconciliation. Light of the World is a… Read More »Celebration Of Hope
Circle City Classic Circle City Classic is a weekend celebration of African American achievements, culminating in an annual football match between two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Patterned after the Bayou Classic… Read More »Circle City Classic
Civil War Treason Trials The Indianapolis military-commission “treason trials” of 1864 arose from the threat posed to the Union war effort and the survival of the United States by secret organizations that existed in… Read More »Civil War Treason Trials
Cold Spring Murder Case The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered along White River, near the intersection of what would become Lafayette and Cold Spring roads, on… Read More »Cold Spring Murder Case
Coliseum Explosion On October 31, 1963, Shriners Night at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, the Holiday on Ice performance ended abruptly when a propane tank in the concession area ignited and exploded.… Read More »Coliseum Explosion
