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The unfolding of history. Then — and now.

 
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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

Common Cause IN v. Marion Co. Election Board

Since the mid-1980s Indiana law has permitted voters to cast a no-excuse, early in-person (EIP) absentee ballot at the office of the circuit court clerk as an alternative to voting… Read More »Common Cause IN v. Marion Co. Election Board

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

Dust Bowl Tournament

The Dust Bowl Tournament emerged from a Police Athletic League (PAL) sponsored basketball league at the Lockefield Gardens, a segregated WPA Black housing community that opened in February 1938 on… Read More »Dust Bowl Tournament

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

Fall Creek Massacre 

On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on Fall Creek in nearby Madison County to hunt. Apparently not satisfied that the band’s intentions were… Read More »Fall Creek Massacre 

Fiesta Indianapolis

Fiesta Indianapolis celebrates the cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain through live music, food, and thematic activities such as a parade of nations. The annual event typically takes… Read More »Fiesta Indianapolis

Fred Sanders Case

The Fred Sanders Case involved an Indianapolis parochial school teacher’s fatal shooting of an Indianapolis police officer. On the evening of August 14, 1988, Indianapolis Patrolman Matt John Faber responded… Read More »Fred Sanders Case

John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, part of the Compromise of 1850, amended the 1793 Fugitive Slave Law by giving the federal government sole jurisdiction over cases of fugitive enslaved… Read More »John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

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